Psalms 82

¹God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

²“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

³“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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

⁵They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

⁶I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

⁷Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

⁸Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.