1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God ; He judgeth among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked ? [Selah

3 Judge the poor and fatherless : Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4 Rescue the poor and needy : Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They know not, neither do they understand ; They walk to and fro in darkness : All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth ; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.