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Psalms 82:5

82:4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. out: Heb. moved

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They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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

What does Psalms 82:5 mean?

Psalms 82:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָדַע (yâdaʻ), בִּין (bîyn), הָלַךְ (hâlak).

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They
knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
not,
neither
will
they
understand;בִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
they
walkהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
on
in
darkness:חֲשֵׁכָהchăshêkâh/khash-ay-kaw'/H2825darkness; figuratively, misery
all
the
foundationsמוֹסָדmôwçâd/mo-sawd'/H4144a foundation
of
the
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
are
out
of
course.מוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
out:
Heb.
moved

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What does Psalms 82:5 say?

Psalms 82:5 (King James Version) reads: "They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. out: Heb. moved"

Is Psalms 82:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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