Psalms 82

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

God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

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

How long will all of you judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

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

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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

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

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

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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

I have said, All of you are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

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

But all of you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for you shall inherit all nations.