A Plea for Righteous Judgement

¹God stands in the divine assembly;

he pronounces judgement among the gods: ,

²‘How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

³Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;

uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

⁴Rescue the poor and needy;

save them from the power of the wicked.’

⁵They do not know or understand;

they wander in darkness.

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶I said, ‘You are gods;[#82:6 Jn 10:34]

you are all sons of the Most High.

⁷However, you will die like humans

and fall like any other ruler.’

⁸Rise up, God, judge the earth,

for all the nations belong to you.