Psalm 82

¹God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:

²“How long will you judge unjustly, *and show favor to the wicked?

³Save the weak and the orphan; *defend the humble and needy;

⁴Rescue the weak and the poor; *deliver them from the power of the wicked.

⁵They do not know, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; *all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶Now I say to you, ‘You are gods, *and all of you children of the Most High;

⁷Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *and fall like any prince.’”

⁸Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *for you shall take all nations for your own.