1 Psalm 82 God Stands in Judgment A Psalm of Asaph.God takes His stand in the congregation of 82:1Heb El; the one true God God;He judges in the midst of 82:1Or rulers gods.
2 How long will you judge unrighteouslyAnd show partiality to the wicked? 82:2Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude Selah.
3 Give justice to the poor and the orphan;Justify the afflicted and destitute.
4 Protect the poor and needy;Deliverthemout of the hand of the wicked.
5 ¶They do not know and do not understand;They walk about in darkness;All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 82:6Lit I, on my part I said, “You are gods,And all of you are sons of the Most High.
7 “Nevertheless you will die like menAnd you will fall likeanyone of the princes.”
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth!For it is You who will inherit all the nations.