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Psalm 82:1---English Standard Version
1 God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
Crickets.
<Sigh>
We've explained this to you at least FIFTY times already.
You can choose to disagree with our explanation (since your false theology REQUIRES you to), but you CANNOT say you got "Crickets".
Psa. 82:1 God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he
qholds judgment:
The NET notes:
"The present translation assumes that the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (
ʾelohim, “gods”)
here refers to the pagan gods who supposedly comprise El’s assembly according to Canaanite religion. Those who reject the polemical view of the psalm prefer to
see the referent as human judges or rulers (אֱלֹהִים sometimes refers to officials appointed by God, see Exod 21:6; 22:8-9; Ps 45:6) or as angelic beings (אֱלֹהִים sometimes refers to angelic beings, see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5)."
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
These verses demonstrate that the "gods" are wicked human rulers, who are "judging unjustly", and "showing partiality to the wicked".
The one true God of creation is REBUKING those wicked judges, who are abusing His authority.
Psa. 82:5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
More proof that it isn't talking about "real" gods.
Psa. 82:6 I said, “You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
Now God ELABORATES on what He means, those wicked rulers are "sons of the Most High", not actual "gods".
7 nevertheless, like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”
They are not deity. They are mortals, and they will die.
Then God contrasts these wicked rulers with Himself, the one true God over Creation, who ALONE will rise up and "judge the earth":
Psa. 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
for you shall inherit all the nations!
It is a disgrace and a slap in the face of God for you to misinterpret this passage in a way that CONTRADICTS the rest of the Bible:
Deut. 4:35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God;
there is none else besides him.
Deut. 4:39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath:
there is none else.
Deut. 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he,
and there is no god with me:
2 Sam. 7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee,
neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
2 Sam. 22:32
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
1 Kings 8:60 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God,
and that there is none else.
1 Chr. 17:20 O LORD, there is none like thee,
neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Isa. 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he:
before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isa. 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last;
and besides me there is no God. 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses.
Is there a God besides me? yea,there is no God; I know not any.
Is. 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none else,
there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Is. 45:21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and
there is no God else besides me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:
for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa. 46:9 Remember the former things of old:
for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:
for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
1Cor. 8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and
that there is none other God but one.
