1 - - A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.

2 T ill when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.

How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3 J udge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4 L et the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

5 T hey knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

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

6 I -- I have said, `Gods ye, And sons of the Most High -- all of you,

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

7 B ut as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”

8 R ise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!

Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.