Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

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

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

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

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

4 Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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

5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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

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

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

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

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