Psalm 82

₁God has taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

₂“How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

₃Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;

maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

₄Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

₅They have neither knowledge nor understanding,

they walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

₆I said, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

₇nevertheless, like men you shall die,

and fall like any prince.”

₈Arise, O God, judge the earth;

for you shall inherit all the nations!