Psalm 82 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 82:1A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:

Psa 82:2“How long will you[fn] defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?[fn]

Psa 82:3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

Psa 82:4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Psa 82:5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psa 82:6“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’

Psa 82:7But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”

Psa 82:8Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.

The Hebrew is plural.

The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

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