Psalm 82
Easy-to-Read Version
One of Asaph’s songs of praise.
82 God stands in the assembly of the gods.[a]
He stands as judge among the judges.
2 He says, “How long will you judge unfairly
and show special favors to the wicked?” Selah
3 “Defend the poor and orphans.
Protect the rights of the poor.
4 Help those who are poor and helpless.
Save them from those who are evil.
5 “They[b] don’t know what is happening.
They don’t understand!
They don’t know what they are doing.
Their world is falling down around them!”
6 I, God Most High, say,
“You are gods,[c] my own sons.
7 But you will die as all people must die.
Your life will end like that of any ruler.”
8 Get up, God! You be the judge!
You be the leader over all the nations!
Footnotes
- Psalm 82:1 assembly of the gods Other nations taught that El (God) and the other gods met together to decide what to do with the people on earth. But many times kings and leaders were also called “gods.” So this psalm may be God’s warning to the leaders of Israel.
- Psalm 82:5 They This might mean that the poor don’t understand what is happening. Or it might mean that the “gods” or leaders don’t understand that they are ruining the world by not being fair and by not doing what is right.
- Psalm 82:6 gods Or “judges.”
Salmos 82
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Salmo de Asaf.
82 Dios está en el tribunal del cielo. Pronuncia sentencia contra los jueces. 2 ¿Hasta cuándo, jueces, tomarán decisiones injustas? ¿Hasta cuándo concederán favores especiales a los malvados? 3 Juzguen rectamente al pobre y al huérfano, y al desvalido y al oprimido háganles justicia. 4 Rescaten de las garras de los malvados al pobre y al necesitado. 5 ¡Pero qué necios e ignorantes son ustedes! Como están en tinieblas, los cimientos de la tierra se estremecen. 6 Yo les he dicho: «Ustedes son dioses e hijos del Altísimo». 7 Mas para la muerte, ustedes no son sino hombres. Caerán como cualquier príncipe, pues todos han de morir.
8 ¡Levántate, oh Dios, y juzga a la tierra! Todas las naciones te pertenecen.
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