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Psalms is essentially a book of prayers and praises; most of the psalms are addressed to God, but here we also find proclamations of the works of the Lord, descriptions of man’s plight, curses invoked on enemies, songs in praise of the King or of the city of Jerusalem, and exhortations to the good life. The Psalms date back as early as the time of the great King David, but they are so evocative...

with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that “the ruler of this world is judged” (Jn 16:8–11). 82:1. God’s tribunal of justice in heaven is depicted as having the features of earthly courts—the judge surrounded by his counsellors. In God’s case these are the angels. The tableau serves to underline the majesty of God. 82:2–7. Here God delivers his sentence on the “gods”, the “sons of the Most High” (v. 6). Maybe the background to this passage is the kings of the nations bordering Israel,
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