Passage
Psalms 82.7
Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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.
- Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations. (Psalms 82:5-8, ASV)
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.”
- Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. (Psalms 82:5-8, WEB)
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.
- Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. (Psalms 82:5-8, KJV)
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,
- Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations! (Psalms 82:5-8, YLT)
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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.
- H0120 - adam, adam, Strong's H0120
- H4191 - mut, mut, Strong's H4191
- H0259 - echad, echad, Strong's H0259
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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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.
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