Psalms 82

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.¹God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods. ²How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah ³Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. ⁴Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. ⁵They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. ⁶I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High. ⁷But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.” ⁸Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.