Psalms 82

1 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:

A psalm of Asaph God [is] taking his stand in [the] congregation of God in [the] midst of [the] gods he gives judgment.

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

Until when? will you judge injustice and [the] face of wicked [people] will you lift up (Selah)

3 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.

Give judgment for [the] poor and [the] fatherless [the] afflicted and [the] poor vindicate.

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

Deliver [the] poor and [the] needy from [the] hand of wicked [people] rescue [them].

5 [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!

Not they know - and not they understand in darkness they walk about they are shaken all [the] foundations of [the] earth.

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

I I said [are] gods you and [are] [the] children of [the] Most High all of you.

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

Nevertheless like humankind you will die! and like one of the princes you will fall.

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

Arise! O God judge! the earth for you you have an inheritance among all the nations.