Psalm 82

Psalm 82

A PLEA FOR RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT

A psalm of Asaph.^h

¹God stands in the divine assembly;

he pronounces judgment among the gods:^Ai

²“How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked?^j

Selah

³Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;

uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.^k

⁴Rescue the poor and needy;

save them from the power of the wicked.”^l

⁵They do not know or understand;

they wander in darkness.^m

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.ⁿ

⁶I said, “You are gods;^o

you are all sons of the Most High.^p

⁷However, you will die like humans

and fall like any other ruler.”^q

⁸Rise up, God, judge the earth,

for all the nations belong to you.^r