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.

God gathers all the [rulers and judges who think they are] gods for a meeting in heaven; and he tells them that he has decided this:

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

“You must [RHQ] stop judging [people] unfairly; you must no longer make decisions that favor wicked [people]!

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

You must defend [people who are] poor and orphans; you must act fairly toward those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.

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

Rescue them from the power [MTY] of evil [people] [DOU]!”

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

[Those rulers] do not know or understand anything! They are very corrupt/evil, and [as a result of their corrupt/evil behavior], [it is as though] the foundation of the world is being shaken!

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

I [the all-powerful God, previously] said to them, “You think you are gods! [It is as though] you are all my sons,

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

but you will die like people do; your lives will end, like the lives of all rulers end.”

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

God, arise and judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth, because all the people-groups belong to you!