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 standeth in God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.

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

“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? (Pause)

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

Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!

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

Deliver the poor and the destitute; 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 are without knowledge and without understanding; They walk in darkness: Therefore all the foundations of the land are shaken.

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

I have said, Ye are gods, And all of you children of the Most High;

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

But ye shall die like men, And fall like the rest 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 all the nations are thy possession.