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 God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.

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

“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? (Pause)

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

Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!

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

Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from 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 are without knowledge and without understanding; They walk in darkness: Therefore all the foundations of the land are shaken.

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

I have said, Ye are gods, And all of you children of the Most High;

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

But ye shall die like men, And fall like the rest 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 all the nations are thy possession.