Psalm 82 - Revised Standard Version

A Psalm of Asaph.

¹ God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

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

³ Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

⁵ They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶ I say, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;

⁷ nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince.”

⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!