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 standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

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

How long will ye 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, Ye [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 ye 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 thou shalt inherit all nations.