Psalms 82

A Psalm by Asaph.

¹ God presides in the great assembly.
He judges among the gods. ² “How long will you judge unjustly,
and show partiality to the wicked?”
Selah. ³ “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless.
Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. ⁴ Rescue the weak and needy.
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.” ⁵ They don’t know, neither do they understand.
They walk back and forth in darkness.
All the foundations of the earth are shaken. ⁶ I said, “You are gods,
all of you are sons of the Most High. ⁷ Nevertheless you shall die like men,
and fall like one of the rulers.” ⁸ Arise, God, judge the earth,
for you inherit all of the nations.