1 aGod bstandeth in the congregation of the mighty; cHe judgeth among the dgods. 2 eHow long will ye judge unjustly, And fgaccept the persons gof the wicked? Selah. 3 †Defend the hpoor and ifatherless: iDo justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 kDeliver the hpoor and needy: lRid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 mThey know not, neither will they understand; nThey walk on in darkness: oAll the foundations of the earth are †out of course. 6 pI have said, Ye are qgods; And all of you are rchildren of the most High. 7 But sye shall die tlike men, And fall like one of the princes. 8 uArise, O God, judge the earth: xFor thou shalt inherit all nations.

Psalm 83

*A Song or Psalm ||of Asaph. 1 aKeep not thou silence, O God: bHold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For, lo, thine enemies cmake a tumult: And they that dhate thee have elifted up the head. 3 fThey have taken crafty counsel against thy people, And consulted against gthy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and let us hcut them off ifrom being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 5 For they have kconsulted together with one †consent: They lare confederate against thee: 6 The tabernacles of mEdom, and the nIshmaelites; Of mMoab, and the oHagarenes; 7 psGebal, and mAmmon, and qAmalek; The rPhilistines with the inhabitants of sTyre; 8 stAssur also is joined with them: †They have uholpen xthe children of Lot. Selah. 9 Do unto them as unto the yMidianites; As to zSisera, as to Jabin, at athe brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at bEn-dor: They became cas dung for the earth. 11 Make their nobles like dOreb, and like dZeeb: Yea, all their eprinces as fZebah, and as fZalmunna: 12 Who said, gLet us take to ourselves The hhouses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them ilike a wheel; kAs the stubble ipbefore the wind. 14 lAs the fire burneth a wood, And as the flame msetteth the mountains on fire; 15 So ipersecute them nwith thy otempest, And make them afraid with thy ipstorm. 16 qFill their faces with shame; That they may seek thy name, O Lord. 17 Let them be rconfounded and troubled for ever; Yea, let them be rput to shame, and perish: 18 That men smay know that thou, twhose name ualone is JEHOVAH, Art wthe most high over all the earth.