Psalm 82:1-8

  • A call for righteous judgment

    • God judges among “the gods” (1)

    • “Defend the lowly” (3)

    • “You are gods” (6)

A melody of Aʹsaph.+ 82  God takes his place in the divine assembly;*+In the middle of the gods* he judges:+  2  “How long will you continue to judge with injustice+And show partiality to the wicked?+ (Selah)  3  Defend* the lowly and the fatherless.+ Render justice to the helpless and destitute.+  4  Rescue the lowly and the poor;Save them out of the hand of the wicked.”  5  They do not know, nor do they understand;+They are walking about in darkness;All the foundations of the earth are being shaken.+  6  “I have said, ‘You are gods,*+All of you are sons of the Most High.  7  But you will die just as men do;+And like any other prince you will fall!’”+  8  Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,+For all the nations belong to you.

Footnotes

Or “in the assembly of the Divine One.”
Or “godlike ones.”
Or “Judge.”
Or “godlike ones.”