The Meaning of Psalms 82:6 Explained

Psalms 82:6

KJV: I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

YLT: I -- I have said, 'Gods ye are, And sons of the Most High -- all of you,

Darby: I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

ASV: I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I have said,  Ye [are] gods;  and all of you [are] children  of the most High. 

What does Psalms 82:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 82:1-8 - The Just Judge Of All
Those described here as gods are evidently the judges and magistrates of Israel. See John 10:34. They were intended to be the mouthpiece and representatives of God; but instead, they thought only of their own interests and sought personal aggrandizement. But the psalmist beheld what was veiled from ordinary view-God standing in the midst of His people, judging them Himself and judging their judges.
We may have done wrongs of which no judge has convicted us. But God has seen, and unless there is confession, leading to forgiveness, He will certainly punish. Or, we may have been grossly misjudged, and in that case He will vindicate us. Go to Jesus, to whom the Father has committed all judgment, and remember that while all things are naked and open to His eyes, He also is the High Priest who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and the Lamb that takes away sin. When the foundations of the earth are out of course, let us remember that we belong to a kingdom that cannot be moved, Hebrews 12:28. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 82

1  The psalmist, having exhorted the judges
5  And reproved their negligence
8  Prays God to judge

What do the individual words in Psalms 82:6 mean?

I said gods You [are] and children of the Most High all of you [are]
אֲ‍ֽנִי־ אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם

אָ֭מַרְתִּי  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֱלֹהִ֣ים  gods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אַתֶּ֑ם  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine plural
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
וּבְנֵ֖י  and  children 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עֶלְי֣וֹן  of  the  Most  High 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
כֻּלְּכֶֽם  all  of  you  [are] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.

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