PsaPs PsalmsPsalmi, psalmpsalam Book of PsalmsPsalmi, psalmpsalam 82

God Presides in the Divine Assembly

A Psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the divine assembly;

He renders judgment among the gods:

“How long will you judge unjustly(a)82:2 Or How long will you defend the unjust

and show partiality to the wicked?

SelahDeu 1:17; 2Ch 19:6

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;

uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy;

save them from the hand of the wicked.Pro 24:11; Isa 1:17

They do not know or understand;

they wander in the darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.1Jn 1:6

I have said, ‘You are gods;

you are all sons of the Most High.’(b)82:6 Cited in John 10:34Jhn 10:34

But like mortals you will die,

and like rulers you will fall.”Ezk 31:14

Arise, O God, judge the earth,

for all the nations are Your inheritance.Psa 2:8; Heb 1:2