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 by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges 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?” (Selah)

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

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

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

Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of 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 don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in 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 said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

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

Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

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

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.