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A Psalm of Asaph.

¶ God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

How long will ye judge unjustly and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Do right concerning the poor and fatherless; do justice to the poor and destitute.

Deliver the poor and destitute; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.

¶ I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are sons of the most High.

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

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for thou shalt inherit all the Gentiles.

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.