Psalms 82

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.	1 A psalm of Asaph. God rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.	2 "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.	3 Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.	4 Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.	5 The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.	6 I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring of the Most High all of you,
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.	7 Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall."
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.	8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.