82
A psalm of Asaph.
1 God stands in the midst of his great assembly to judge among the gods.*
2 How long will you make unfair judgments and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and orphans; support the rights of those who are oppressed and suffering.
4 Rescue the poor and those unable to help themselves; save them from the clutches of evil people.
5 They don't have any wisdom; they live in the dark; the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I say, “You are gods; all of you are children of the Most High.
7 But you will die like any human being, you will fall like any other leader.”
8 Stand up, Lord, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.
* 82:1 The word used here can mean “gods,” “heavenly beings,” or perhaps more likely here in the context, the “judges of Israel” (used in this sense in Exodus 21:6 and Exodus 22:8-9).