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A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for *thou* shalt inherit all the nations.

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(C) to the wicked?[b](D)
Defend the weak and the fatherless;(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor(F) and the oppressed.
Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(G)
    They walk about in darkness;(H)
    all the foundations(I) of the earth are shaken.

“I said, ‘You are “gods”;(J)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’
But you will die(K) like mere mortals;
    you will fall like every other ruler.”

Rise up,(L) O God, judge(M) the earth,
    for all the nations are your inheritance.(N)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.