Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

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

² “How long will you^[a] defend the unjustand show partiality to the wicked?^[b]3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.⁴ Rescue 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.’⁷ But you will die like mere mortals;you will fall like every other ruler.”

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