Psalms 82

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

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

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

How long will you judge unjustly and show favoritism to 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; maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

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

Rescue the poor and needy; take 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 neither know nor understand; they wander around in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth crumble.

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

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

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

Nevertheless you will 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, God, judge the earth, for you have an inheritance in all the nations.