Psalms 82

1 Of Asaph. God stood in the synagoge of goddis; forsothe he demeth goddis in the myddil.

A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst [of them] will judge gods.

2 Hou longe demen ye wickidnesse; and taken the faces of synneris?

How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? (Pause)

3 Deme ye to the nedi man, and to the modirles child; iustifie ye the meke man and pore.

Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

4 Raueische ye out a pore man; and delyuere ye the nedi man fro the hond of the synner.

Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

5 Thei knewen not, nether vndirstoden, thei goen in derknessis; alle the foundementis of erthe schulen be moued.

They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

6 I seide, Ye ben goddis; and alle ye ben the sones of hiy God.

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

7 But ye schulen die as men; and ye schulen falle doun as oon of the princis.

But ye die as men, and fall as one of the princes.

8 Ryse, thou God, deme thou the erthe; for thou schalt haue eritage in alle folkis.

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