1A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince."
8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!