Psalms 82:7
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
King James Version
In Context
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:7-8
The Duty of Magistrates. 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. We have here, I. Earthly gods abased and brought down, v. 6, 7 . The dignity of their character is acknowledged ( v. 6 ): I have said, You are gods. They have been honoured with the name and title of gods. God himself called them so in the statute against treasonable words Exod. xxii. 28… Read the whole commentary →