Psalms 82

1 God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

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

2 How long will you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

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

3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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

4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid 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 will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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

6 I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

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

7 But you 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 you shall inherit all nations.

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