Psalm 82

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

¹God takes His position in His assembly;[#82:1 Lit the assembly of God]

He judges in the midst of the gods.

²How long will you judge unjustly

And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

³Vindicate the weak and fatherless;

Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

⁴Rescue the weak and needy;

Save them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵¶They do not know nor do they understand;

They walk around in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶I said, “You are gods,[#82:6 Lit I, on my part]

And all of you are sons of the Most High.

⁷“Nevertheless you will die like men,

And fall like one of the princes.”

⁸Arise, God, judge the earth!

For You possess all the nations.