Psalms 82

¹ A psalm of Asaph. God rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.

² "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah

³ Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.

⁴ Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

⁵ The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.

⁶ I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring of the Most High all of you,

⁷ Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall."

⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.