Ψαλμοί 82

1 ψαλμὸς τῷ Ασαφ ὁ θεὸς ἔστη ἐν συναγωγῇ θεῶν ἐν μέσῳ δὲ θεοὺς διακρίνει

“A psalm of Asaph.” God standeth in God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.

2 ἕως πότε κρίνετε ἀδικίαν καὶ πρόσωπα ἁμαρτωλῶν λαμβάνετε διάψαλμα

“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? (Pause)

3 κρίνατε ὀρφανὸν καὶ πτωχόν ταπεινὸν καὶ πένητα δικαιώσατε

Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!

4 ἐξέλεσθε πένητα καὶ πτωχόν ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ ῥύσασθε

Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from the hand of the wicked!

5 οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οὐδὲ συνῆκαν ἐν σκότει διαπορεύονται σαλευθήσονται πάντα τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς

They are without knowledge and without understanding; They walk in darkness: Therefore all the foundations of the land are shaken.

6 ἐγὼ εἶπα θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου πάντες

I have said, Ye are gods, And all of you children of the Most High;

7 ὑμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἄνθρωποι ἀποθνῄσκετε καὶ ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀρχόντων πίπτετε

But ye shall die like men, And fall like the rest of the princes.”

8 ἀνάστα ὁ θεός κρῖνον τὴν γῆν ὅτι σὺ κατακληρονομήσεις ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν

Arise, O God! judge the earth! For all the nations are thy possession.