People’s Open Bible
Psalms 82
God Judges Rulers Protect Weak
Open in the reader →A psalm of Asaph.
1God stands in the divine assembly; in the midst of the gods he judges.
2How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3Defend the weak and the fatherless; vindicate the afflicted and the poor.
4Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5They do not know, and they do not understand; they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6I said, “You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.”
7Nevertheless, you will die like men and fall like one of the princes.
8Rise up, O God; judge the earth, for you will inherit all the nations.
Composed from original Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Ge’ez manuscripts, rendered in multiple passes to stay as close to the originals as possible. About this project