New King James Version

Psalms 82 New King James Version (NKJV)

A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

1. God stands in the congregation of the mighty;He judges among the gods.

2. How long will you judge unjustly,And show partiality to the wicked?Selah

3. Defend the poor and fatherless;Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4. Deliver the poor and needy;Free them from the hand of the wicked.

5. They do not know, nor do they understand;They walk about in darkness;All the foundations of the earth are unstable.

6. I said, “You are gods,And all of you are children of the Most High.

7. But you shall die like men,And fall like one of the princes.”

8. Arise, O God, judge the earth;For You shall inherit all nations.