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Psalms 82:2
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How long will you judge unrighteouslyAnd show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Howe long wyll ye geue wrong iudgement: and accept the persons of the vngodly? Selah.
How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?Selah
Until when will you judge unjustly, and lift up the faces of the wicked? Selah.
He says, "How long will you judge unfairly and show special favors to the wicked?" Selah
"How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.
How long will yee iudge vniustly: and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
How longe wil ye geue wroge iudgment, & accepte the personnes of the vngodly?
"Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder. You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."
How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
How long will you judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)
"How long will you keep judging unfairly and favoring evil people?
"How long will you go on judging unfairly, favoring the wicked? (Selah)
How long wil ye iudge vniustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
How long will you judge unjustly, and be partial to the wicked?
"How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.
'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
How long will you rulers be wrong in how you judge? How long will you show favor to the sinful?
How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? Selah.
(81-2) How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?
"How long will you judge unjustly and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
He says, "How long will you defend evil people? How long will you show greater kindness to the wicked? Selah
"You must stop judging unjustly; you must no longer be partial to the wicked!
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?
Hou longe demen ye wickidnesse; and taken the faces of synneris?
Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? [Selah]
Contextual Overview
A psalm of Asaph.
God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: 2 "How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude 3 "Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people. 5 But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
How: Psalms 62:3, Exodus 10:3, 1 Kings 18:21, Matthew 17:17
judge: Psalms 58:1, Psalms 58:2, Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 19:15, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 3:9-12
accept: Deuteronomy 1:17, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 34:19, Proverbs 18:5, Galatians 2:6
Reciprocal: Exodus 23:3 - General Deuteronomy 16:18 - Judges Deuteronomy 25:1 - General Deuteronomy 27:19 - General 2 Samuel 19:29 - Thou Nehemiah 13:17 - I contended Job 13:10 - reprove Job 29:12 - I delivered Psalms 75:4 - I said Psalms 76:9 - When Proverbs 24:23 - It Proverbs 29:14 - king Ecclesiastes 3:16 - General Isaiah 11:4 - But with Isaiah 32:7 - deviseth Isaiah 59:14 - General Jeremiah 5:28 - judge Jeremiah 21:12 - Execute Ezekiel 45:9 - remove Amos 5:15 - establish Zechariah 7:9 - saying John 7:24 - General Acts 9:2 - desired Acts 10:34 - Of a Acts 16:37 - They have Acts 23:3 - for Romans 13:4 - he is Philippians 4:8 - are just James 2:4 - judges
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How long will ye judge unjustly,.... These are the words not of the psalmist, but of the divine Person that stands in the congregation of the mighty, and judges among the gods; calling the unjust judges to an account, and reproving them for their unrighteous proceedings and perversion of justice, in which they had long continued, and which was an aggravation of their sin; this is very applicable to the rulers and judges of the Jewish nation in the times of Christ, who had long dealt very unjustly, and continued to do so; they judged wrong judgment, or judgment of iniquity, as Aben Ezra renders it, both in civil and ecclesiastical things; their judgment was depraved concerning the law, which they transgressed and made void by adhering to the traditions of the elders; they passed an unrighteous judgment on John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, rejecting his baptism, and calling him a devil; and upon Christ himself, adjudging him to death for crimes he was not guilty of; and upon his followers, whom they cast out of the synagogue; the character of an unjust judge see in Luke 18:2,
and accept the persons of the wicked? gave the cause in favour of them, and against the righteous, because they were rich, or related to them, or had bribes from them, contrary to the law in Deuteronomy 16:19, so the judges among the Jews, in Christ's time, judged according to appearance, the outward circumstances of men, and not righteous judgment, as our Lord suggests, John 7:24.
Selah. John 7:24- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
How long will ye judge unjustly - literally, Judge evil. This is designed, evidently, to denote the prevailing character of the magistrates at the time when the psalm was written. Unhappily such occasions occur very often in the course of human affairs.
And accept the persons of the wicked? - literally, Lift up, or bear, the faces of the wicked. The meaning is, that they showed favor or partiality to wicked people; they did not decide cases according to truth, but were influenced by a regard for particular persons on account of their rank, their position, their wealth, or their relation to themselves. This is a common phrase in the Scriptures to denote favoritism or partiality. Job 34:19; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 1 Peter 1:17; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 82:2. Accept the persons of the wicked? — "Lift up their faces," encourage them in their oppressions.
Selah. — "Mark this:" ye do it, and sorely shall ye suffer for it.
