Psalm 82 (New International Version)

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

 ² "How long will you ^[a] defend the unjust
       and show partiality to the wicked?
       Selah

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

 ⁴ Rescue 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.'

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

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