Psalm 82 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 82:1

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

Psa 82:2

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

Psa 82:3

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

Psa 82:4

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

Psa 82:5

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

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

Psa 82:7

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

Psa 82:8

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

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NIV Footnotes

(82:2)

The Hebrew is plural.

(82:2)

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

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Psalm 82 :: New International Version (NIV)

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