Psalms 82

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

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the deities.

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) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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 don’t 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 elohim ·judges, gods·, all of you are sons of haElyon [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.