Calling a human magistrate a “god” indicates three things: 1) he has authority over other human beings, 2) the power he wields as a civil authority is to be feared, and 3) he derives his power and authority from God Himself, who is pictured as judging the whole earth in verse 8.
Kumwita mwanadamu hakimu "miungu" inaonyesha mambo matatu: 1) yeye ana mamlaka juu ya wanadamu wengine, 2) nguvu anazo toa za ushawishi kama mamlaka ya kiraia ni za kuogopwa, na 3) yeye hupata nguvu na mamlaka yake kutoka kwa Mungu mwenyewe, ambaye anatizamiwa kuwa mhukumu ulimwengu mzima katika mstari wa 8.