Psalms 82

1 [A Psalm by Asaph.] God presides in the assembly of God. He judges among the gods.

melody to/for Asaph God to stand in/on/with congregation God in/on/with entrails: among God to judge

2 "How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" (Selah)

till how to judge injustice and face: kindness wicked to lift: kindness (Selah)

3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

to judge poor and orphan afflicted and be poor to justify

4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

to escape poor and needy from hand: power wicked to rescue

5 They do not know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

not to know and not to understand in/on/with darkness to go: walk to shake all foundation land: country/planet

6 I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

I to say God you(m. p.) and son: descendant/people Most High all your

7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers."

surely like/as man to die [emph?] and like/as one [the] ruler to fall: fall

8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

to arise: rise [emph?] God to judge [emph?] [the] land: country/planet for you(m. s.) to inherit in/on/with all [the] nation