Psalm 82 82 Psalms Book 3 unfoldingWord® Simplified Text God Presides in the Divine Assembly 1 UST A Levite from the clan of Asaph wrote this song. God has taken his place in the assembly that he governs; he pronounces judgment on the rulers there. BSB BSB: A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
2 UST He says,“You must stop making unjust decisions and favoring wicked people! Selah BSB BSB: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 UST Defend poor people and orphans, and decide cases fairly for people who have no one else to help them. BSB BSB: Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4 UST Save defenseless people from what wicked people want to do to them! BSB BSB: Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
5 UST You are foolish and ignorant! You do not recognize the right things to do. People are no longer living by the basic principles that make a society fair. BSB BSB: They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 UST I said,‘You are spiritual beings; you are all rulers over creation like the Most High. BSB BSB: I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 UST But you will die as humans do; you will lose your power just as rulers do.’” BSB BSB: But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
8 UST God, you rule all the nations, so take action and judge the people who live on the earth! BSB BSB: Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
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