Psalms 82

1 A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods.

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

2 How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?

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

3 Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.

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

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

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

5 They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.

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

6 I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.

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

7 But you like men shall die: and shall fall like one of the princes.

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

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

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