Psalms 82

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

Of Asaph. God stood in the synagoge of goddis; forsothe he demeth goddis in the myddil.

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

Hou longe demen ye wickidnesse; and taken the faces of synneris?

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

Deme ye to the nedi man, and to the modirles child; iustifie ye the meke man and pore.

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

Raueische ye out a pore man; and delyuere ye the nedi man fro the hond of the synner.

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

Thei knewen not, nether vndirstoden, thei goen in derknessis; alle the foundementis of erthe schulen be moued.

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

I seide, Ye ben goddis; and alle ye ben the sones of hiy God.

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

But ye schulen die as men; and ye schulen falle doun as oon of the princis.

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

Ryse, thou God, deme thou the erthe; for thou schalt haue eritage in alle folkis.