Psalms 82 (DBY)

Chapter Text

82:1 {A Psalm of Asaph.} God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

82:2 How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

82:3 Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

82:4 Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

82:5 They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

82:6 I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

82:7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for *thou* shalt inherit all the nations.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "psalm", "asaph", "standeth", "assembly", "judgeth", "gods", and "long". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "darkness" and "psalm" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "darkness" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.