Old Testament · Psalms

Psalms 82

God Presides in the Divine Assembly

1A Psalm, of Asaph. God stands in the congregation of God; in the midst of the gods he judges.
2Until when will you judge with injustice, and lift up the faces of the wicked? Selah.
3Judge the poor and the orphan; do justice to the afflicted and the destitute.
4Rescue the poor and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5They do not know, and they do not understand; in darkness they walk about; all the foundations of the earth totter.
6I said, "You are gods, and sons of the Most High^a, all of you."
7Nevertheless like man^b you shall die, and like one of the princes you shall fall.
8Arise, God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit among all the nations.