A melody of Aʹsaph.
82 Yahavah {Yah'-ha-vah'} takes his place in the divine assembly;
In the middle of the gods he judges:
2 “How long will you continue to judge with injustice
And show partiality to the wicked? (Selah)
3 Defend the lowly and the fatherless.
Render justice to the helpless and destitute.
4 Rescue the lowly and the poor;
Save them out of the hand of the wicked.”
5 They do not know, nor do they understand;
They are walking about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are being shaken.
6 “I have said, ‘You are gods,
All of you are sons of the Most High.
7 But you will die just as men do;
And like any other prince you will fall!’”
8 Rise up, O Yahavah {Yah'-ha-vah'}, and judge the earth,
For all the nations belong to you.