Psalms 82

¹ A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

אֱֽלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃

² “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃

³ Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃

⁴ Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

פַּלְּטוּ־דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּֽילוּ׃

⁵ They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

לֹא יָֽדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

⁶ I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

אֲֽנִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

⁷ But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃

⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃