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Psalms 82:2

82:1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. of Asaph: or, for Asaph
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

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“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

How long will you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Defend: Heb. Judge

What does Psalms 82:2 mean?

Psalms 82:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), עֶוֶל (ʻevel), נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ).

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How
long
will
ye
judgeשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
unjustly,עֶוֶלʻevel/eh'-vel/H5766(moral) evil
and
acceptנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
the
personsפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of
the
wicked?רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 82:2.

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Deuteronomy 25:2

And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Genesis 13:10

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

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What does Psalms 82:2 say?

Psalms 82:2 (King James Version) reads: "How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah."

Is Psalms 82:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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