Psalms 82

1 A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

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

3 Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

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

4 Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

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

5 They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

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

6 I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

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

7 But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

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

8 Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.

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