Psalm 82

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Psalm 82 is a biblical psalm that portrays God presiding over a divine council, rebuking unjust rulers and affirming His ultimate authority as judge of the earth.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Psalm 82 canonical 3
Psalm 82 in the Greek Septuagint 1
Psalm 82 in the Latin Vulgate 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament text
biblical psalm
addresses heavenly beings
unjust judges
canonicalStatus canonical in Catholicism
canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy
canonical in Judaism
canonical in Protestantism
concludesWith prayer for God to judge the earth
containsMotif God presiding in the divine council
divine beings called "gods"
judgment of corrupt heavenly or earthly powers
emphasizes condemnation of oppression
defense of the poor
deliverance of the needy
protection of the fatherless
genre liturgical text
poetry
psalm
influenced Christian interpretations of divine council
Jewish exegesis on justice
keyVerse Psalm 82:1
Psalm 82:6
Psalm 82 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Psalm 82:8
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy
mentions God
gods
numberOfVerses 8
openingWordsEnglish God standeth in the congregation of the mighty
openingWordsHebrewTransliteration Elohim nitzav ba‘adat El
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Christian biblical canon
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
positionInBook 82
psalmTypeInScholarship prophetic psalm
psalm of judgment
quotedIn John 10:34
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
textualTradition Masoretic Text
Septuagint
theme God as judge
condemnation of unjust rulers
divine council
justice for the weak and needy
universal judgment
traditionallyAttributedTo Asaph

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asaph creditedWith Psalm 82
Psalm 82 keyVerse Psalm 82 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Psalm 82:8
Shir Shel Yom psalmForTuesday Psalm 82
Psalm 83 numberingVariant Psalm 82
this entity surface form: Psalm 82 in the Greek Septuagint
Psalm 83 numberingVariant Psalm 82
this entity surface form: Psalm 82 in the Latin Vulgate