Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God has stood in the synagogue of gods, but, in their midst, he decides between gods.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:

2 How long will you judge unjustly and favor the faces of sinners?

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

3 Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor.

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4 Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.

Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved.

They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.

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

I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.

7 But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes.

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

8 Rise up, O God. Judge the earth. For you will inherit it with all the nations.

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations.