Psalms 82

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

God gathers all the [rulers and judges who think they are] gods for a meeting in heaven; and he tells them that he has decided this:

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

“You must [RHQ] stop judging [people] unfairly; you must no longer make decisions that favor wicked [people]!

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

You must defend [people who are] poor and orphans; you must act fairly toward those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.

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

Rescue them from the power [MTY] of evil [people] [DOU]!”

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

[Those rulers] do not know or understand anything! They are very corrupt/evil, and [as a result of their corrupt/evil behavior], [it is as though] the foundation of the world is being shaken!

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

I [the all-powerful God, previously] said to them, “You think you are gods! [It is as though] you are all my sons,

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

but you will die like people do; your lives will end, like the lives of all rulers end.”

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

God, arise and judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth, because all the people-groups belong to you!