Psalm 82

¹A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

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

³Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

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

⁵They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶I have said,‘ You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

⁷But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

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