Psalms 82

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

Of Asaph. God stood in the synagoge of goddis; forsothe he demeth goddis in the myddil.

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

Hou longe demen ye wickidnesse; and taken the faces of synneris?

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

Deme ye to the nedi man, and to the modirles child; iustifie ye the meke man and pore.

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

Raueische ye out a pore man; and delyuere ye the nedi man fro the hond of the synner.

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

Thei knewen not, nether vndirstoden, thei goen in derknessis; alle the foundementis of erthe schulen be moued.

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

I seide, Ye ben goddis; and alle ye ben the sones of hiy God.

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

But ye schulen die as men; and ye schulen falle doun as oon of the princis.

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

Ryse, thou God, deme thou the erthe; for thou schalt haue eritage in alle folkis.