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Among th' assemblies of the great God the supreme Governor; or, Magistrates warned

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 82, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 82

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 82 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 4 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Among th' assemblies of the great

Among th' assemblies of the great,

A greater Ruler takes his seat;

The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys

Those gods on earth and all their ways.

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 82, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. 4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. … 4 more verses PSALM 82 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 82

Among th' assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes his seat; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth and all their ways. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 82. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 82 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Among th' assemblies of the great

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