Psalms 82

1 A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

melody to/for Asaph God to stand in/on/with congregation God in/on/with entrails: among God to judge

2 “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” (Selah)

till how to judge injustice and face: kindness wicked to lift: kindness (Selah)

3 “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

to judge poor and orphan afflicted and be poor to justify

4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

to escape poor and needy from hand: power wicked to rescue

5 They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

not to know and not to understand in/on/with darkness to go: walk to shake all foundation land: country/planet

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

I to say God you(m. p.) and son: descendant/people Most High all your

7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

surely like/as man to die [emph?] and like/as one [the] ruler to fall: fall

8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

to arise: rise [emph?] God to judge [emph?] [the] land: country/planet for you(m. s.) to inherit in/on/with all [the] nation