Psalm 82

Psalm 82 is the 82nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 81. In Latin, it is known as "Deus stetit in synagoga deorum". It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph. The New King James Version describes it as "a plea for justice"; Alexander Kirkpatrick sees it as "a vision of God as the Judge of judges".

This article is about Psalm 82 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 82 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 83.
Psalm 82
"God standeth in the congregation of the mighty"
Drawing for Psalm 82 in an album amicorum by Petronella Moens
Other name
  • Psalm 81
  • "Deus stetit in synagoga deorum"
TextA psalm of Asaph
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 82
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music.

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