The author of Psalm 82 was Asaph. He advises to us that God is a fair judge. He will judge the wicked who have unfairly treated other people.
Psalm 82 calls the rulers and judges of Israel "gods" and "sons of the Most High." They were called gods because represented God in executing judgment. John 10:34-36 records Jesus using this passage to defend his claims to be God. His argument was as follows: If God would call men "gods", why was it blasphemous for him, the true Son of God, to declare himself equal with God?
John 10:34-36 - Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in our Law: I have said you are gods? If he called them 'gods' to whom the word of God came - and the Scripture cannot be broken - what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, "I am God's Son'?"
Psalm 82 / New International Version
ReplyDelete1 God presides in the great assembly;
he gives judgment among the “gods”:
2 “How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?
3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 “They know nothing, they understand nothing.
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.