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A Rebuke for Unjust Judges

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.
God takes His stand in the assembly of God.
He judges among the ‘gods’:
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Give justice to the poor and fatherless.
Be just to the afflicted and destitute.

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(C) to the wicked?[b](D)
Defend the weak and the fatherless;(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor(F) and the oppressed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.