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 *
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.’†
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.
* 82:2 Or How long will you defend the unjust † 82:6 Cited in John 10:34