Psalms 82

1 A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

2 “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” (Selah)

How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

3 “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

5 They do not know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

6 I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.