Psalms 82

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

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

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

How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

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

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

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

Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

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

They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

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

Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.