Psalms 82

1 — A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the midst of his great assembly to judge among the gods.

2 Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? (Selah)

How long will you make unfair judgments and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

3 Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

Defend the poor and orphans; support the rights of those who are oppressed and suffering.

4 Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

Rescue the poor and those unable to help themselves; save them from the clutches of evil people.

5 They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

They don't have any wisdom; they live in the dark; the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,

I say, “You are gods; all of you are children of the Most High.

7 But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

But you will die like any human being, you will fall like any other leader.”

8 Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

Stand up, Lord, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.