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Psalms 82:6

82:5 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
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

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I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

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

I have said, You 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.

What does Psalms 82:6 mean?

Psalms 82:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), בֵּן (bên).

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I
have
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Ye
are
gods;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
and
all
of
you
are
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
of
the
most
High.עֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwn/el-yone'/H5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 82:6.

Exodus 16:12

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Judges 20:18

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

Exodus 12:43

And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 5:19

And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.

Exodus 5:8

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Genesis 15:2

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

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What does Psalms 82:6 say?

Psalms 82:6 (King James Version) reads: "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."

Is Psalms 82:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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