# Psalms 82.7 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 5. They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6. I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High. > > **7. Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.** > > 8. Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations. (Psalms 82:5-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 5. They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6. I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High. > > **7. Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”** > > 8. Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. (Psalms 82:5-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 5. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. out: Heb. moved 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. (Psalms 82:5-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 5. They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth. 6. I, I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High, all of you, > > **7. But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,** > > 8. Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations! (Psalms 82:5-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Elohim Is a Divine Council Objection Defeater](/codex/elohim-is-a-divine-council-objection-defeater/) - [OT Polytheism Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-polytheism-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Are There Other Gods](/codex/are-there-other-gods/) **People:** - [Michael Heiser](/codex/michael-heiser/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.