1 God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the "gods":2 "How long will you "defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? [^2]3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.5 "The 'gods' know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.6 "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'7 But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler."8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.

1 Canticum Psalmi Asaph. 2 [Deus, quis similis erit tibi ?ne taceas, neque compescaris, Deus :3 quoniam ecce inimici tui sonuerunt,et qui oderunt te extulerunt caput.4 Super populum tuum malignaverunt consilium,et cogitaverunt adversus sanctos tuos.5 Dixerunt : Venite, et disperdamus eos de gente,et non memoretur nomen Isral ultra.6 Quoniam cogitaverunt unanimiter ;simul adversum te testamentum disposuerunt :7 tabernacula Idumorum et Ismahelit,Moab et Agareni,8 Gebal, et Ammon, et Amalec ;alienigen cum habitantibus Tyrum.9 Etenim Assur venit cum illis :facti sunt in adjutorium filiis Lot.10 Fac illis sicut Madian et Sisar,sicut Jabin in torrente Cisson.11 Disperierunt in Endor ;facti sunt ut stercus terr.12 Pone principes eorum sicut Oreb,et Zeb, et Zebee, et Salmana :omnes principes eorum,13 qui dixerunt : Hreditate possideamus sanctuarium Dei.14 Deus meus, pone illos ut rotam,et sicut stipulam ante faciem venti.15 Sicut ignis qui comburit silvam,et sicut flamma comburens montes,16 ita persequeris illos in tempestate tua,et in ira tua turbabis eos.17 Imple facies eorum ignominia,et qurent nomen tuum, Domine.18 Erubescant, et conturbentur in sculum sculi,et confundantur, et pereant.19 Et cognoscant quia nomen tibi Dominus :tu solus Altissimus in omni terra.]