Psalms 82

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְאָ֫סָ֥ף אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים נִצָּ֥ב בַּעֲדַת־אֵ֑ל בְּקֶ֖רֶב אֱלֹהִ֣ים יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

A Psalm of Asaph.

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

עַד־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָ֑וֶל וּפְנֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

לֹ֤א יָֽדְע֨וּ ׀ וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֗ינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥ה יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּ כָּל־מ֥וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

אָ֭כֵן כְּאָדָ֣ם תְּמוּת֑וּן וּכְאַחַ֖ד הַשָּׂרִ֣ים תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים שָׁפְטָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה תִ֝נְחַ֗ל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.