Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

“A psalm of Asaph.” God standeth in God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.

2 How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? (Selah)

“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? (Pause)

3 Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!

4 Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from the hand of the wicked!

5 They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

They are without knowledge and without understanding; They walk in darkness: Therefore all the foundations of the land are shaken.

6 I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

I have said, Ye are gods, And all of you children of the Most High;

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

But ye shall die like men, And fall like the rest of the princes.”

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for thou shalt inherit all the nations.

Arise, O God! judge the earth! For all the nations are thy possession.