Psalm 82
Modern English Version
Psalm 82
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 God stands among the divine council;
    He renders judgment among the gods.
2 “How long will you all judge unjustly
    and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
3 Defend the poor and fatherless;
    vindicate the afflicted and needy.
4 Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
    pluck them out of the hand of the false.
5 “They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
    they walk in darkness:
    all the foundations of the earth are shaken.”
6 I have said, “You are gods,
    sons of the Most High, all of you,
7 but you all shall die like men,
    and fall like a man, O princes.”
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth,
    for You shall inherit all nations.
Psalm 82
New International Version
Psalm 82
A psalm of Asaph.
2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(C) to the wicked?[b](D)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor(F) and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(G)
    They walk about in darkness;(H)
    all the foundations(I) of the earth are shaken.
Footnotes
- Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
- Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psalm 82
King James Version
82 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
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