Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God has stood in the synagogue of gods, but, in their midst, he decides between gods.

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

2 How long will you judge unjustly and favor the faces of sinners?

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

3 Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

4 Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

5 They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

7 But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes.

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

8 Rise up, O God. Judge the earth. For you will inherit it with all the nations.

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.