Psalms 82
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4304× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- שָׁפַטshâphaṭH81994× in this chapter
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
- כֹּלkôlH36053× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- דַּלdalH18002× in this chapter
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- לֹאlôʼH38082× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- רָשָׁעrâshâʻH75632× in this chapter
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH7762× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- אַתָּהʼattâhH8592× in this chapter
thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
- בֵּןbênH11211× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- אָדָםʼâdâmH1201× in this chapter
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- גּוֹיgôwyH14711× in this chapter
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- הָלַךְhâlakH19801× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- אֶחָדʼechâdH2591× in this chapter
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- חֲשֵׁכָהchăshêkâhH28251× in this chapter
darkness; figuratively, misery
- יָדyâdH30271× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יָדַעyâdaʻH30451× in this chapter
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
- אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwnH341× in this chapter
destitute
- יָתוֹםyâthôwmH34901× in this chapter
a bereaved person
- כִּיkîyH35881× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- אָכֵןʼâkênH4031× in this chapter
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
- אֵלʼêlH4101× in this chapter
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- מוֹטmôwṭH41311× in this chapter
to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
- מוֹסָדmôwçâdH41441× in this chapter
a foundation
- מוּתmûwthH41911× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- מִזְמוֹרmizmôwrH42101× in this chapter
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- מָתַיmâthayH49701× in this chapter
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
- נָחַלnâchalH51571× in this chapter
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
- נָפַלnâphalH53071× in this chapter
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- נָצַבnâtsabH53241× in this chapter
to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- נָצַלnâtsalH53371× in this chapter
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼH53751× in this chapter
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- סֶלָהçelâhH55421× in this chapter
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
- אָמַרʼâmarH5591× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עַדʻadH57041× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- עֵדָהʻêdâhH57121× in this chapter
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- עֶוֶלʻevelH57661× in this chapter
(moral) evil
- אֲנִיʼănîyH5891× in this chapter
I
- עֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwnH59451× in this chapter
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
- עָנִיʻânîyH60411× in this chapter
depressed, in mind or circumstances
- אָסָףʼÂçâphH6231× in this chapter
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first