Psalms 82

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 A psalm of Asaph. God rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.	1 [Psalm Of Asaph] God takes his stand in the divine assembly, surrounded by the gods he givesjudgement.
2 "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah	2 'How much longer wil you give unjust judgements and uphold the prestige of the wicked?
3 Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.	3 Let the weak and the orphan have justice, be fair to the wretched and the destitute.Pause
4 Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."	4 'Rescue the weak and the needy, save them from the clutches of the wicked.
5 The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.	5 'Ignorant and uncomprehending, they wander in darkness, while the foundations of the world aretottering.
6 I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring of the Most High all of you,	6 I had thought, "Are you gods, are al of you sons of the Most High?"
7 Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall."	7 No! you wil die as human beings do, as one man, princes, you will fal .'
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.	8 Arise, God, judge the world, for al nations belong to you.