Verse 1

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 19:6-7 : 6 He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions. 7 Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.”
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
• Isa 3:13 : 13 The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.
• Exod 21:6 : 6 then his master must bring him to the judges, and he will bring him to the door or the doorpost, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
• Exod 22:28 : 28 “You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
• Ps 58:11 : 11 Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”
• Ps 82:6-7 : 6 I thought,‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’ 7 Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”
• Ps 138:1 : 1 By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the heavenly assembly I will sing praises to you.
• John 10:35 : 35 If those people to whom the word of God came were called‘gods’(and the scripture cannot be broken),
• Exod 18:21 : 21 But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.