A Psalm of Asaph
Asking God for Justice
82 God takes his stand in the divine assembly;
among the divine[a] beings[b] he renders judgment:
2 “How long will you judge partially
by showing favor on the wicked?[c]
Interlude
3 “Defend the poor and the fatherless.
Vindicate the afflicted and the poor.
4 Rescue the poor and the needy,
delivering them from the power of the wicked.
5 They neither know nor understand;
they walk about in the dark
while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 “Indeed I said, ‘You are gods,
and all of you are sons of the Most High.
7 However, as all human beings do, you will die,
and like other rulers, you will fall.’
8 Arise, God, to judge the earth,
for all nations belong to you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 82:1 Or angelic
- Psalm 82:1 Or the gods
- Psalm 82:2 Lit. you lift the face