Psalm 82

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

¹God presides in the great assembly;

he renders judgment^p among the “gods”:^q

²“How long will you^a defend the unjust

and show partiality^r to the wicked?^bs

³Defend the weak and the fatherless;^t

uphold the cause of the poor^u and the oppressed.

⁴Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.^v

They walk about in darkness;^w

all the foundations^x of the earth are shaken.

⁶“I said, ‘You are “gods”;^y

you are all sons of the Most High.’

⁷But you will die^z like mere mortals;

you will fall like every other ruler.”

⁸Rise up,^a O God, judge^b the earth,

for all the nations are your inheritance.^c