Psalm 82

Rescue the Weak and Needy

82A Psalm of ^lAsaph.

^1mGod ⁿhas taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of ^pthe gods he ^qholds judgment:

²“How long will you judge unjustly

and ^rshow partiality to ^sthe wicked? Selah

^3tGive justice to ^uthe weak and the fatherless;

^vmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

^4wRescue the weak and the needy;

^xdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

^5yThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,

^zthey walk about in darkness;

^aall the foundations of the earth are ^bshaken.

^6cI said, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

⁷nevertheless, like men ^dyou shall die,

and fall like any prince.”¹

^8eArise, O God, judge the earth;

for you shall ^finherit all the nations!