Psalms 82

1 A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

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

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

3 Defend the poor and fatherless; maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

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

4 Rescue the poor and needy; take them out of the hand of the wicked.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

5 They neither know nor understand; they wander around in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth crumble.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

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

7 Nevertheless you will die like men and fall like one of the princes.”

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

8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you have an inheritance in all the nations.

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