Capítulo 82

1 - ?A psalm of Asaph.?
God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the "gods":

2 - "How long will you The Hebrew is plural. defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? The Hebrew has [Selah] (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

3 - Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

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

5 - "The 'gods' know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 - "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'

7 - But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler."

8 - Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.