Psalms 82 The prophet rebukes the judges for their injustice

 Psalms 82

The prophet rebukes the judges for their injustice

1 God stands in the assembly of the mighty; he judges in the midst of the gods.

2 How long will you judge unjustly, and regard the person of the wicked?

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

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

5 They know nothing, nor do they understand; they walk in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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

7 Yet you will die like men and fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.