Psalms 82

1 A PSALM OF ASAPH. God has stood in the congregation of God, He judges among the gods.

A PSALM OF ASAPH. God has stood in the congregation of God, He judges among the gods.

2 Until when do you judge perversely? And lift up the face of the wicked? (Selah)

Until when do you judge perversely? And lift up the face of the wicked? (Selah)

3 Judge the weak and fatherless, Declare the afflicted and the poor righteous.

Judge the weak and fatherless, Declare the afflicted and the poor righteous.

4 Let the weak and needy escape, Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Let the weak and needy escape, Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

5 They did not know, nor do they understand, They habitually walk in darkness, All the foundations of earth are moved.

They did not know, nor do they understand, They habitually walk in darkness, All the foundations of earth are moved.

6 I have said, “You [are] gods, And sons of the Most High—all of you,

I have said, “You [are] gods, And sons of the Most High—all of you,

7 But you die as man, and you fall as one of the heads.”

But you die as man, and you fall as one of the heads.”

8 Rise, O God, judge the earth, For You have inheritance among all the nations!

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For You have inheritance among all the nations!