1 -- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.2 Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.3 Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.4 Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.5 They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.6 I -- I have said, `Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High -- all of you,7 But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,8 Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

1 God standeth in the congregation of God; he judgeth among the gods.

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

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

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

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

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

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