Psalms 82

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like 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 possess all nations.

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