Psalm 82 82 Psalms Book 3 Revised Version God Presides in the Divine Assembly 1 RV A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; he judgeth among the gods. BSB BSB: A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
2 RV How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah BSB BSB: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 RV Judge the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and destitute. BSB BSB: Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4 RV Rescue the poor and needy: deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. BSB BSB: Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
5 RV They know not, neither do they understand; they walk to and fro in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved. BSB BSB: They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 RV I said, Ye are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High. BSB BSB: I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 RV Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. BSB BSB: But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
8 RV Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all the nations. BSB BSB: Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
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