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willemv:

"I have said , Ye are gods;and all of you are children of the Most High "The verses before this one say, vs5 :"They know not , neither will they understand; They walk on in darkness" etc. and the verse after vs 6 says :"But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes and Arise O God,judge the earth:For Thou shalt inherit all nations ".

This sounds more like a lamentation in the first verses and then Vs 6 a "supposed to be the case " and the last verses a prayer for God to restore the earth to what it is supposed to be. That 's why in vs 6 gods is  written without the capital letter,it is merely a generic word at the instance it was written by the psalmist who clearly recognised the spiritual state(or rather lack thereof )  of the people around him and the nations on the earth.

We have the promise to be God's sons and daughters and are striving to be worthy of that illustrious position ,but will only attain it after the resurrection of the elect in the first resurrection.

Jesus was sometimes  a little mischievous when addressing the pharisees , teasing them for instance when He had Peter paying the prescribed temple tax.

God bless ,Wim

Kat:

In Psalms 82 David is speaking to the v. 1 "congregation" of Israel, God's chosen people. David is speaking of those people who are appointed by God (as Ray said God is the Placer or Disposer) from among His people to the positions they hold. These appointed people, these kings and rulers, judges and magistrates are called gods, because they have their commission from God and rule/govern over His chosen people.

In verses 2-5 David is confronting these magistrates/gods with their lack of overseeing the people justly, v.2 "How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?" If anybody thinks that David is speaking about the Lord God they are mistaken.

Psalms 82:6  I said, "You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.

In verse 6 David continues to impress upon them that their appointed positions of authority came from God Himself and that should be a great motivator for them to do right by His people. But David turns to the Lord God in verse 8, as he knows He is the only real hope for justice in the land.

Psalms 82:8  Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

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