Psalm 82
A psalm of Asaph.
1 God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment among the “gods”:“How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poorRescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 But you will die like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.”
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.
(1)(82:2) The Hebrew is plural.
(2)(82:2) The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.