Psalms 82

1--A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

1God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

2Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah

3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

5They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6I--I have said, `Gods ye <FI>are<Fi> , And sons of the Most High--all of you,

6I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

7But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

7Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

8Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

8Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.