Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

Elohim standeth in the congregation of El; he judgeth among the elohim.

2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

6 I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

I have said, Ye are elohim; and all of you are children of the most High.

7 But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Arise, O Elohim, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.