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 hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

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

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? (Selah)

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

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

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

Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

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

They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

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

I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,

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

But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

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

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!