Psalms 82

A psalm of Asaph.

1 God presides in the great assembly;

he renders judgment among the "gods":

2 "How long will you*82:2 The Hebrew is plural. defend the unjust

and show partiality to the wicked?*82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

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.