## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 82

###### Rashi on Psalms 82:1:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:1:1)

**אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל.** לִרְאוֹת אִם אֱמֶת יִשְׁפֹּטוּ. וְאַתֶּם, הַדַּיָּנִים, **עַד מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ עָוֶל**?!

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**God stands in the congregation of God** to see whether they [the judges] judge fairly, and you judges, how long will you judge unjustly?


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:3:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:3:1)

**הַצְדִּיקוּ.** אִם זַכַּאי הוּא בְּדִינוֹ, אַל תַּהַפְּכוּ דִינוֹ לְטוֹבָה בִּשְׁבִיל לָשֵׂאת פְּנֵי רְשָׁעִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**justify** If he [the poor man] is right in his cause, do not reverse the verdict to condemn him in order to favor the wicked.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:5:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:5:1)

**לֹא יָדְעוּ.** הַדַּיָּנִין הַמְעַוְּתִים אֶת הַדִּין:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**They did not know** The judges who pervert justice.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:5:2
[Rashi on Psalms 82:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:5:2)

**וְלֹא יָבִינוּ.** אֶת אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁבִיל הֶעָוֹן הַזֶּה **יִתְהַלְּכוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה** (עַל דֶּרֶךְ ״כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות כג:ח)), וְ**יִמּוֹטוּ** עַל כָּךְ **מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they do not understand** that because of this iniquity, they will walk in the dark (on the order of [Exod. 23:8]: “for bribery blinds, etc.”), and all the foundations of the earth will totter because of it.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:6:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:6:1)

**אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם.** מַלְאָכִים; כְּשֶׁנָּתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת הַתּוֹרָה, נְתַתִּיהָ לָכֶם עַל מְנָת שֶׁאֵין מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת שׁוֹלֵט עוֹד בָּכֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You are angelic creatures** Angels. When I gave you the Torah, I gave it to you on the condition that the Angel of Death should not rule over you.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:7:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:7:1)

**אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן.** אָכֵן כְּאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּמוּתוּן, אַחֲרֵי שֶׁחִבַּלְתֶּם מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם כְּמוֹהוּ (עבודה זרה ה,א; מכילתא יתרו בחדש ט):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Indeed, as man, you will die** Indeed, as Adam, you will die since you corrupted your deeds as he did.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:7:2
[Rashi on Psalms 82:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:7:2)

**וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים.** הָרִאשׁוֹנִים שֶׁמֵּתוּ, כֵּן **תִּפֹּלוּ**. וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה : כְּאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים שֶׁל מַעְלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיהו כד:כא): ״יִפְקֹד ה׳ עַל צְבָא הַמָּרוֹם בַּמָּרוֹם״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and as one of the princes** the first [princes], who died, so will you fall. The Midrash Aggadah (Mid. Ps. 82:3) [explains]: As one of the celestial princes, for it is said (Isa. 24:21): “the Lord will visit punishment upon the host of heaven on high.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:8:1
[Rashi on Psalms 82:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:8:1)

**קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים.** אָסָף הִתְחִיל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל שֶׁיָּקוּם וְיַכְרִית אוֹתָם הַדַּיָּנִין הַמְקֻלְקָלִין מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Arise, O God** Asaph commences to pray that He rise and cut off from Israel those corrupt judges.


###### Rashi on Psalms 82:8:2
[Rashi on Psalms 82:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/82:8:2)

**כִּי אַתָּה.** הוּא הַנּוֹחֵל הַגּוֹיִם, וְהַכֹּל בְּיָדְךָ לִשְׁפּוֹט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for You** are the One Who inherits the nations, and everyone is in Your hands to judge.