Psalm 82 Study Notes
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82:5 The result of unjust rule was that the people did not know or understand, using language reminiscent of the impotent idols often depicted by the prophet Isaiah as blind, deaf, mute, and powerless (Is 44:9,18; 46:1-2,6-7; Jr 10:3-5). The distorted administration of justice disrupted the cosmic order as originally intended by God, threatening the foundations on which God had established the world.
82:6-7 Gods refers to kings (or angels) who failed to perform responsibly and ethically and thus deserved death. The concept finds support in the book of Ezekiel (28:1-19), where the Lord banished his divine servant, the king of Tyre, from his presence to die like a common man. The term gods was used of God’s vice-regents such as Moses and the kings. Verse 6 is used by Jesus in Jn 10:34.
82:8 The Lord as Creator and King restores cosmic balance through the exercise of divine judgment on the nations.