Psalms 82

1 A Psalm. Of Asaph. God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

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

2 How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah)

Hou longe demen ye wickidnesse; and taken the faces of synneris?

3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

Deme ye to the nedi man, and to the modirles child; iustifie ye the meke man and pore.

4 Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

Raueische ye out a pore man; and delyuere ye the nedi man fro the hond of the synner.

5 They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

Thei knewen not, nether vndirstoden, thei goen in derknessis; alle the foundementis of erthe schulen be moued.

6 I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:

I seide, Ye ben goddis; and alle ye ben the sones of hiy God.

7 But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.

But ye schulen die as men; and ye schulen falle doun as oon of the princis.

8 Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.

Ryse, thou God, deme thou the erthe; for thou schalt haue eritage in alle folkis.