Psalm 82

<<A Psalm of Asaph.>>

 

Ps 82:1 ¶ God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

 6 ¶ I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.