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 of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment 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?

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

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

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

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from 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 or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.