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 hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

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

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? (Selah)

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

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

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

Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

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

They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

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

I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,

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

But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

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

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!