The question “how long,” in the form found in 82:2, appears five other times in the Psalter, always directed toward God (cf. Ps. 6:3; 74:10; 80:4; 90:13; 94:3). Our passage is the exception. In 80:4, God’s people challenge him with the words “how long”—“how long” will you fail to respond to us? In 81:13–16, God answers them in generic terms: “Listen to me . . . follow my ways.” Now, in 82:1–2, God gives them specifics. He redirects th…