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Psalms 82:7
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist records Yahweh addressing the divine council ("gods" and "sons of the Most High") immediately after affirming their exalted status in verse 6.
The words — The Hebrew תְּמוּת֑וּ (te.mu.Tu) means "you will die" and תִּפֹּֽלוּ (ti.Po.lu) means "you will fall," directly countering the claim of divine permanence in the preceding verse.
The thread — This motif of exalted figures facing mortality runs through Psalms 49:12, where wealth cannot prevent perishing like beasts, and Ezekiel 31:14, where towering trees are cut down to curb pride.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that no title, authority, or spiritual status grants immunity from death, requiring readers to place their hope solely in the sovereign Judge addressed in verse 8.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Cross-references
- Psalms 49:12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
- Ezekiel 31:14 This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’
- Job 21:32 He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
- Psalms 83:11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,