Psalm 81:1-82:8

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In this message, we examine Psalm 81, another Psalm of Asaph, a psalm that Rotherham suggests was sung by a wandering Levite traversing the northern kingdom, singing psalms to the people and trying to encourage them to return to the true God. Then we consider Psalm 82, another psalm of Asaph, the provides the poetic picture of God as having arrived to speak to the assembly of Israel’s congress. He charges them with corruptly favoring the wicked rich, and urges them to do justice and care for the poor. When they refuse to hear, He reminds them that they will all die and fall from their powerful positions like all previous rulers have done before them. The Psalmist, as if meeting God on the way out of the meeting, urges Him to take control of the land, since someday He will rule all nations. This important psalm was quoted by our Lord Jesus Christ because of its reference to Israel’s rulers as “gods,” which we discuss.