Psalm 82

New International Version

Psalm 82

1   God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment among the "gods":

2   "How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality to the wicked?[b]
3   Defend the weak and the fatherless;
    uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4   Rescue 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.

Footnotes

Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.