Psa 82 | LEB | STEP | A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; he administers judgment in the midst of the gods.

Psalms 82

God Commands Justice

A psalm of Asaph. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}

1 God stands in the divine assembly; ^{▼▼Or “assembly of El ”}
he administers judgment in the midst of the gods. ^{▼▼Hebrew elohim}
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ⌞show favoritism to the wicked⌟? ^{▼▼Literally “lift up the faces of the wicked”} Selah
3 Judge on behalf of the helpless and the orphan;
provide justice to the afflicted and the poor.
4 Rescue the helpless and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 They do not know or consider. ^{▼▼Or “understand”}
They go about in the darkness,
so that all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I have said, ^{▼▼Hebrew “I, I have said”} “You are gods,
and sons of the Most High, all of you.
7 However, you will die like men, ^{▼▼Singular}
and you will fall like one of the princes.”
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
because you shall inherit ^{▼▼Or “receive an inheritance”} all the nations.

Psalms 82

God Commands Justice

A psalm of Asaph. ▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm

A psalm of Asaph. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}