02.082. Psalm 82

Psalms 92:1-8 A Psalm of Asaph. This psalm was probably penned for the direction and warning of the Jewish courts of judicature. It represents, (1.) The dignity of magistrates, and their dependence on God as their sovereign Governor and Judge, Psalms 82:1, Psalms 82:6. (2.) Their duty, Psalms 82:3-4. (3.) Their too frequent degeneracy and mischievousness, and the just punishment thereof, Psalms 82:2, Psalms 82:5, Psalms 82:7. (4.) The saint’s request for the establishment of God’s kingdom in the world, Psalms 82:8.

While I sing, let me stand in awe of Jehovah’s authority and presence. Let me remember I must be answerable to him for all my conduct. Let me be affected with my meanness and corruption. Let me revere magistrates as the deputies of God on earth. And in every station in which God hath placed me, let my care be, in all things to live honestly, and to cry mightily that the kingdoms of this world may quickly be made the kingdoms of my Lord and of his Christ.