Psalms 82
Theme: A fair judge. God will judge the wicked who have unfairly treated others.
A Psalm of Asaph.
1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. +
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. +
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. +
4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. +
5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. +
7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. +
8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. +