^{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.