1 (A Psalm of Asaph.) God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
I inadvertently stumbled on a discussion I believe on Dr. Michael Heiser's website about this Psalm. I believe it was discussed in a doctoral candidate's thesis and reading it, I can certainly understand why. I've looked at the Hebrew this comes from and the English translations of it. I may post the Hebrew later if anyone's interested. Here are a few of my questions to start off with.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
I inadvertently stumbled on a discussion I believe on Dr. Michael Heiser's website about this Psalm. I believe it was discussed in a doctoral candidate's thesis and reading it, I can certainly understand why. I've looked at the Hebrew this comes from and the English translations of it. I may post the Hebrew later if anyone's interested. Here are a few of my questions to start off with.
- Who is the congregation of the mighty?
- Who is judging and who are these (lower case) gods? (Looking at the Hebrew, these gods are not angels, but God (upper case) could certainly be the judge.)
- Verse seven seems to imply these gods are not men, but they can die like men.