Psalms 82

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

God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

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

How long will all of you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

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

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of 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 know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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

I have said, All of you are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

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

But all of you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for you shall inherit all nations.