Psalm 82

God Presides in the Divine Assembly

A Psalm of Asaph.

¹ God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

² “How long will you judge unjustly^a and show partiality to the wicked?

Selah

³ Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. ⁴ Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. ⁵ They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. ⁶ I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’^{b 7} But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

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