Psalms 82| NIV

¹A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the 'gods':

²'How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

³Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

⁴Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵'They 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.'

⁷But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.'

⁸Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.