Psalms 82:2 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 82:2

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

KJV

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ASV

How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah

WEB

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

YLT

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

DBT

How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Zechariah 7:9
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Psalms 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

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accept the persons--literally, "lift up the faces," that is, from dejection, or admit to favor and communion, regardless of merit (Le 19:15; So must good judges act (Ps 10:14;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

What the sin is they are here charged with; they judge unjustly, contrary to the rules of equity and the dictates of their consciences, giving judgment against those who have right on their side, out of malice and ill-will, or for those who have an unrighteous cause, out of favour and partial affection.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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PSA 82:2DEU 1:17 DEU 16:19
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 82:2GAL 2:6 GAL 2:2
PSA 82:2DEU 1:17 PRO 24:23
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 82:2GAL 2:6 ACT 10:34
PSA 82:2DEU 1:17 EXO 18:26
PSA 82:2DEU 1:17 JAS 2:9
PSA 82:2DEU 1:17 2CH 19:6
PSA 82:2PRO 18:5 LEV 19:15

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