Psalms 82

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

2 Ref How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

3 Ref Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4 Ref Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 Ref They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 Ref I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

7 Ref Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

8 Ref Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations. Psalm 83 A song. A Psalm of Asaph.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref -- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

2 Ref Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

3 Ref Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

4 Ref Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

5 Ref They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

6 Ref I -- I have said, `Gods ye `are', And sons of the Most High -- all of you,

7 Ref But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

8 Ref Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

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