82:1 [A Psalm of Asaph.] God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 82:2 "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked Selah 82:3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 82:4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." 82:5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 82:6 I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; 82:7 nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince." 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!