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1 God presides in the great assembly;
he gives judgment among the ‘gods’:
2 ‘How long will you[a] defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?[b]
3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 ‘They know nothing, they understand nothing.
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They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 ‘I said, “You are ‘gods’;
you are all sons of the Most High.”
7 But you will die like mere men;
you will fall like every other ruler.’
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.
(NIV)
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Psalm 82: The psalm speaks of gods. In Job 1:6 it speaks of the Lord and Satan speaking, and of angels visiting.
It is thought, that it could refer to the corruption within the courts of justice.
Verse a was quoted by Jesus in John 10:34 Jesus answered them, ‘Is it not written in your law,, ‘I have said you are gods?’ This was referring to Gods, the judges who exercise God’s right of judgement over other people, but the judges had been showing partiality to the wicked. They had not protected the poor people.
It might be that the psalm may have been a psalm calling Judges to account for all their bad judgments on God’s people.
I wonder if you have been badly treated by a manager for no reason.
What have your thoughts been? Perhaps you wanted to hurt them back, or you wanted the misunderstanding to be cleared.
This psalm tell us how God is always listening, He knows when people are not being kind to one another.
A church was divided by the people who worshiped there. If one group decided to do something to raise funds, the other half of the church would refuse to join in. This spoilt the friendship in the church and how can they be follows of Jesus, if they cannot get along together.
Jesus gave us a commandment, ‘to love one another’.
How can we do this if we cannot get along with the people in our own church?
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