Psalm 82

A Rebuke of Unjust Judgments

82¹ God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: ² "How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude ³ "Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. ⁴ Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people. ⁵ But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.

⁶ I say, 'You are gods; you are all children of the Most High. ⁷ But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.'" ⁸ Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.