Psalm 82

 

A psalm of Asaph.

 

 

1                    God presides in the great assembly; He gives judgment among the “gods”:

 

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

Selah

 

3                    Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

 

4                    Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

 

5                    “They 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 men; you will fall like every other ruler.”

 

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