1 G od stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.

2 H ow long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3 D efend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 D eliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

5 T hey do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable.

6 I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.

7 B ut you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”

8 A rise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.