{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/jfb/psa082.htm","path":"bib/cmt/jfb/psa082.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/jfb/psa082.htm","text":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]\ncongregation--(Compare Exo 12:3; Exo 16:1).\nof the mighty--that is, of God, of His appointment.\nthe gods--or, \"judges\" (Exo 21:6; Exo 22:9), God's representatives.\naccept the persons--literally, \"lift up the faces,\" that is, from dejection, or admit to favor and communion, regardless of merit (Lev 19:15; Pro 18:5).\nSo must good judges act (Psa 10:14; Job 29:12).\npoor and needy--(Compare Psa 34:10; Psa 41:1).\nBy the wilful ignorance and negligence of judges, anarchy ensues (Psa 11:3; Psa 75:3).\nout of course--(Compare Margin; Psa 9:6; Psa 62:2).\nThough God admitted their official dignity (Joh 10:34), He reminds them of their mortality.\nfall like, &c.--be cut off suddenly (Psa 20:8; Psa 91:7).\nAs rightful sovereign of earth, God is invoked personally to correct the evils of His representatives.","title":"A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments: Psalms: Psalms Chapter 82","type":"page"}