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NASB | Psalm 82:6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 82:6 I said, "You are gods; Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High. [Gen 6:1-4; John 10:34-36; Rom 13:1, 2] |
Bible Question (short): "I SAID, 'YOU ARE GODS?'" |
Question (full): I was reading #18285 and other threads that spoke of the dangers of false teachers and false doctrines. Psalm 82:6 is a reference for the Word of Faith belief that "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High". This verse was one that I studied to determine who is speaking; for my study of pronouns requires to know that information for each passage. Verse six says that "I said". The marginal note in my NASB Study Bible says, [Lit. I, on my part]. So Benny Hinn and others can say that we are in the image of God and a part of God when we say "I am..." However, we can not count ourselves as gods or deity just because we say "I am". But the verse is important for the understanding that Jesus is the Son of God as compared to John 10:33-36 where He brings this Scripture to bear. If our rulers can be called gods and sons of the Most High by the Psalm writer on his part, can not Jesus call Himself the Son of God on His part? Jesus said that the Scripture, the word of God, cannot be broken. If we "count" the "I SAID, YOU ARE GODS" as being said by Deity then I would say that the Scripture has been broken. So I would say that false teachers are trying to put words in God's mouth. My question: The ALL CAPS of the Scriptures leave it up to you to interpret. If you agree that the "I said" is attributed to the Psalmist Asaph, how about the next phrase? 1) "I said, on my part, "You are gods"." Or, 2) "I said, on my part, "You are God's." That decision to my mind [gods or God's] also is important to whether the Scripture is "broken". We may need a Hebrew grammar scholar here. From the heart, Ray |