Psalms 82

1 A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; he judgeth among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? (Selah)

3 Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

Judge the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4 Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

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

5 They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

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

6 I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

I said, Ye are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High.

7 But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

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

8 Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.

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