Psalms 82

1 A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst [of them] will judge gods.

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

2 How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? (Pause)

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

3 Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

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

4 Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

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

5 They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

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

6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all [of you] children of the Most High.

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

7 But ye die as men, and fall as one of the princes.

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

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

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