Psalms Chapter 82

A psalm of Asaph.

1God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:

2“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?

3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor 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. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.`

7But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”

8Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.