Psalm 82

Psalm 82

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

¹God has taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:^*

²“How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked?   Selah^*

³Give justice to the weak and the orphan;

maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.^*

⁴Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”^*

⁵They have neither knowledge nor understanding;

they walk around in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.^*

⁶I say, “You are gods,

children of the Most High, all of you;^*

⁷nevertheless, you shall die like mortals

and fall like any prince.”^q*

⁸Rise up, O God, judge the earth,

for all the nations belong to you!^*