Psalms 82

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

[A Psalm by Asaph.] God presides in the assembly of God. He judges among the gods.

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

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

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

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

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

Rescue the weak 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 do not know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth 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, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

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

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

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

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