What does Psalms Chapter 82 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The Latin incipit is Deus, quis similis. The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Chapter breakdown

The Latin incipit is Deus, quis similis. The heading names prayer against church's enemies; the inscription is a canticle for Asaph. The speaker asks who compares to God and requests no silence or stillness. Noisy haters lifted heads and consulted maliciously against people and saints, saying to destroy the nation and memory of Israel. They made a covenant with one consent: Edomites' tabernacles, Ishmahelites, Moab, Agarens, Gebal, Ammon, Amalec, Philistines and Tyre's inhabitants, joined by Assyrian aid to Lot's sons.

He asks treatment like Madian, Sisara and Jabin at Cisson, perished at Endor and earth's dung, and princes like Oreb, Zeb, Zebee and Salmana. Their princes said to possess sanctuary for inheritance; the adjoining speech is not uniquely assigned to the historical comparison's named men. Neither Gideon nor Deborah is named in this span.

He asks wheel and wind's stubble likeness, with fire burning wood and flame mountains, anticipates tempest pursuit and wrath's trouble, asks shame with future seeking of the name, perpetual trouble and perishing, and knowledge of the Lord as earth's sole Most High. Anticipated scattering and recognition are not accomplished battle or compulsory global conversion.

The story inside

Opening: The Latin incipit is Deus, quis similis. Development: The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct. Conclusion: Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Lessons worth keeping

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The Latin incipit is Deus, quis similis.
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The speaker’s recollections, requests and future declarations remain distinct.
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Edition explanations remain attributed; practical case details and universal guarantees are not invented.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 62963–62967
82:4. They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints. 82:5. They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.
Lines 62981–62987
82:10. Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson. 82:11. Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth. 82:12. Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,
Lines 63001–63008
82:17. Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord. 82:18. Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish. 82:19. And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.