Book 2 psalms 4272 like exodus, this book describes ruin, and rescue by god. Psalms 82 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. That is why some bible students think the powerful means israels leaders. To have understood the message of psalm 82 and our lords application of it would have been to bow the knee to him as the son of god, the promised messiah.
The traditional hebrew title is tehillim meaning praises. Having issued my caveat, this is, in my opinion, an illuminating and sometimes spiritually profound interpretation. The word we translated meeting is one that the bible uses to describe israel. An easyenglish translation with notes about 1200 word vocabulary on psalm 82. You are children of the most high god is referring to himslef. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. The book of psalms is the place to go when youre hurting.
Psalm 82 is the shortest of the psalms i have commented on these four weeks, but it is far and away the most difficult to interpret. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Read psalms 82 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Can someone give me an interpretation of psalms 82. The divine council of the gods, the judgment of the watchers and the inheritance of the nations paperback march 22, 2018. And just as michael, the angel, ruled over israel, the prince of persia, likewise, an angel, ruled over persia. It is my understanding that it is talking about corrupt judges. The translated bible text has yet to go through advanced checking. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Lets start with a look at psalm 82, the psalm that jesus quotes in john 10. The next step is to enter your payment information. The titles psalms and psalter come from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot, where they originally referred to. Heres a note from the expositors bible commentary with regard to jesus usage of psalm 82. Psalms 82 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.
What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods in psalm 82. The first book is like genesis, detailing blessing, fall. The book of psalms sefer tehillim my jewish learning. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. I have said, ye are gods i have given you my name and power to rule your people in my stead. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Judges are called gods here, because judging is a job that god does, but men have been assigned this responsibility. What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods in. The interpretive challenges are real, but the reward for engaging them is substantial. The divine council of the gods, the judgment of the watchers and the inheritance of the nations godawa, brian on. For the interest gained by the passage from our lords use of it to rebut the charge. Psalms 82 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
In the psalms, we discover a man set amongst gods beautiful visible creation that we are meant to rule and guide. The book of psalms is among the most popular and widely read of all the books of the hebrew bible. It is likely that god appointed michael to watch and rule over israel. Some believe that the gods are human judges, and that gods elohim. From whence it is necessarily concluded that this book of psalms was looked upon among the jews as part of the divine law, that is, of gods word. First of all, do not let this be your only translation of the book of psalms. Every human emotion is covered in these hymns of aspiration to god. The book of psalms, also known as the psalter is a treasure of the church that has held a central role both in the. Commentaries, history books, and more are linked to this page. The divine council of the gods, the judgment of the.
Beautiful as is the morality of the new testament, it can be hardly denied that its perfection depends in part on the interpretation which we now put on metaphors and allegories. God presides in the divine assembly 2 how long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked. Psalm 82 has also been interpreted in jewish tradition to refer to the judges of israel, evidence for which comes from b, ber. This psalm has a great deal in common with the prophets, in that it pronounces judgment on those appointed by god to positions of power, who have shown partiality to the wicked v. This summary of the book of psalms provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of psalms. Christs public ministry was surrounded by controversy as he claimed to be messiah himself. Its continual subjects may be gods workings and gods relationships with humankind, but its passions are our own. Is talmage expressing a different interpretation of psalms. For an interpretation of the psalm along these lines, see w. You are gods, and all of you are children of the most high. Psalm 82 not only showed that jesus was israels messiah, it also had a very pointed message to those who had rejected him and were attempting to put him to death. A psalm by asaph 1 god presides in the great assembly.
I consider psalm 82 as an unusual lament of the community that places its hopes in the judgement of god against those who are charged to help them. In his debate with the jewish religious leaders, christ quoted from psalm 82 to prove his messianic credentials. As such it has brought comfort, encouragement, and blessing to gods people throughout the ages. Had jesus not meant to convey a claim to deity, he undoubtedly would have protested the action of the jews by declaring that they had misunderstood him. To reject this message was to reject the messiah, which, in fact, many did. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Apparently they are influenced by the angelic rebellion and fall. When it is not in his power to defend himself against him, and get out of his hands, unless a righteous judge will show a regard to him and his cause. It is a selection, and the translations are often very free. On the contrary, jesus introduced an a fortiori argument from the psalms to strengthen his statement. This psalm, like others similarly named, was so entitled either from the name of the man who wrote it, or from the explanation of that same name, so as to refer in meaning to the synagogue, which asaph signifies. And in this, we see that the apparent contradiction between the bibles claims of monotheism and its apparent evidence of. Psalms 82 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.
It usually refers to the one true god, but it does have other uses. The fact that many false religions have spread over large portions of the earth like wildfire had some weight with me. The book of psalms contains some of the most beautiful poetry ever written, but many people find that these verses describe human problems so well that they make excellent prayers. Hence one interpretation of psalm 82, is that god is holding court in the divine council of the elohim gods, and sentencing them for their malpractice after assigning the postdiluvian nations to their liege, after the tower of babel apostasy, in deuteronomy 32. From his adversary and oppressor, who is mightier than he, and draws him to the judgment seat. How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked. The book of psalms is a record of petitions or laments, thanksgiving, and praise to god by his people. See the chapter introduction for a full discussion of psalms 82. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation in the vulgate, this psalm is psalm 81 in a slightly different numbering system. Spurgeons treasury of david to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Psalms 82 commentary james burton coffman commentaries.
Selah 3 defend the cause of the weak and fatherless. No one better interpreted or applied psalm 82 than our lord. What does the bible mean by you are gods ye are gods. Is talmage expressing a different interpretation of psalms 82. God is saiding you belong to me,and all of you are the children of the most high. In fact, one of the first collections included in the book was titled the prayers of david son of jesse.
To this the savior referred in his reply to the jews in solomons porch. The divine council of the gods, the judgment of the watchers and the inheritance of the nations. In his book jesus the christ, talmage agreed that jesus was referring to divinely appointed judges when he wrote, divinely appointed judges called gods. Psalm 82 is the 82nd psalm in the biblical book of psalms, subtitled a psalm of asaph. Book 1 psalms 141 the five divisions correspond roughly to the five books of moses. Introduction in the days of jesus earthly life the messianic expectation was at its highest pitch. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. Feb 05, 2008 can someone give me an interpretation of psalms 82. Aug 18, 20 psalm 82 is the shortest of the psalms i have commented on these four weeks, but it is far and away the most difficult to interpret.
Furthermore, i have come to see that psalm 82 has a very awesome word to those of us who live in the 20th century. Aug 14, 2016 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. God is our creator,he created everything and there is only one god. The author asaph was probably the great singer and musician of david and solomons era 1 chronicles 15. Structure the book of psalms is arranged in five books.
At the bottom of page 501, in the book jesus the christ, talmage gives his opinion. Jan 09, 2019 i consider psalm 82 as an unusual lament of the community that places its hopes in the judgement of god against those who are charged to help them. Psalm 82, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. I have always thought this passage was telling us that we have the potential to become gods. The volume of scholarly literature is enormous, and not simply because scholars like to get published. Study psalm 82 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Psalms 82, new english translation net the bible app. Psalm 82 king james version kjv 82 god standeth in the congregation of the mighty. The midrash suggests that psalm 82 was originally given around the time of sinai. Study the bible online using commentary on psalms 82 and more. Psalms 82, new king james version nkjv the bible app.