They had ignored God, the Judge of judges. The message of the Psalm is that they ruled as if they were gods. In this verse the Psalm rebukes the judges when it says they ruled unjustly.
God takes His stand in His own congregation This statement in Psalm 82:6 is an insulting comment on the judges of Israel (Psalm 82:1). Now that we know the term “the Law” can refer to either the first five books of the Old Testament or the entire Old Testament, we can answer the question, “Did Jesus say we are gods?” It is helpful to know that Jesus referred to Psalm 82:6 when in John 10:34 He said, “You are gods.”Īnd all of you are sons of the Most High.” It accords much more with the Hebrew and may be considered as a translation from it ‘only what is said of God in the third person, in the Hebrew, is here expressed in the first person, with the addition of λεγει Κυριος,’ saith the Lord.-Dr. It is not taken from the LXX., from which it varies as much as any words can differ from others where the general meaning is similar. The passage quoted is taken from the prophet Isaiah but the term torah, LAW, was used by the Jews to express the whole Scriptures, law, prophets, and hagiographia and they used it to distinguish these Sacred Writings from the words of the scribes. The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides this insight into the term “the Law.” It refers to 1 Corinthians 14:21. That is, the term “the Law” could also refer to the entire Old Testament. Therefore, we have another example of “the Law” referring to verses outside of the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis-Deuteronomy). The quote in this verse is a paraphrased translation of Isaiah 28:11-12. In the Law it is written, “BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME,” says the Lord. This helps us understand that the term “the law” also was used to refer to the entire Old Testament.Īnother example, of the term “the law” also referring to the entire Old Testament occurs in 1 Corinthians 14:21. But there are references to the Messiah reigning forever in Psalm 89:35-37 Isaiah 9:6-7 Daniel 7:13-14 and Ezekiel 37:24-25. It is important to know that there are no references to the Messiah remaining forever in the Pentateuch.
For example in John 12:34, a crowd said that the Law stated the Christ would remain forever. The term “the Law” also was used to refer to the Tanakh, which Christians call the Old Testament. Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’” Matthew 22:36 (NASB) In Jesus’ reply we discover that He quotes from Deuteronomy 6:5, which Moses wrote. Matthew 22:36 is an excellent example where we are told that Jesus was asked what is the great commandment in the Law. First, they used it to refer to the first five books of the Old Testament (Daniel 9:11, 13 Malachi 4:4 Matthew 22:36 Luke 2:2, 24 John 1:17 7:19, 23 8:5), which is also called the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy) or the Torah. The Jews used the term “The Law” in a variety of ways. Let us examine the scriptures to answer the question, “Does Psalm 82:6 say we gods?” Unfortunately, some Christians are confused about the wording since they do not know that Jesus was referring to Psalm 82:6. Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?” John 10:34 (NASB) Some cults will distort the meaning of John 10:34 by claiming that Jesus announced that we are gods. Jesus said, is it not written in your law I said you are gods? Bible Answer: In John 10:34 Jesus says we are gods. But where in the law of Moses does it say we are gods? Psalm 82:6 does not say we are gods because that is David writing.