Psalms 82

A Psalm of Asaph.

1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.1 2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.2 4Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.3

6I have said, Ye aregods; and all of you arechildren of the most High. 7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.