Psalm 82

Common English Bible

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

82 God takes his stand in the divine council;
    he gives judgment among the gods:
²“How long will you judge unjustly
    by granting favor to the wicked? Selah
³Give justice to the lowly and the orphan;
    maintain the right of the poor and the destitute!
⁴Rescue the lowly and the needy.
    Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

⁵They don’t know; they don’t understand;
they wander around in the dark.
All the earth’s foundations shake.

⁶    I hereby declare, “You are gods,
    children of the Most High—all of you!
⁷But you will die like mortals;
    you will fall down like any prince.”

⁸Rise up, God! Judge the earth
because you hold all nations in your possession!