1 God has taken his stand in the divine assembly: in the midst of the gods he holds judgment.
2 “How long will you crookedly judge, and favour the wicked? (Selah)
3 Do right by the weak and the orphan, acquit the innocent poor.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy, save them from the hand of the wicked.
5 They have neither knowledge nor insight, in darkness they walk to and fro, while the earth’s foundations totter.
6 It was I who appointed you gods, children of the Most High all of you.
7 Yet like mortals you shall surely die, you shall fall like any prince.”
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all nations are yours by inheritance.