Psalm 82

A Plea for Righteous Judgment

A psalm of Asaph.(A)

God has taken His place in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods:[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:1 Or the heavenly beings, or the earthly rulers; lit elohim

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

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I said, “You are gods;(A)
you are all sons of the Most High.(B)
However, you will die like men
and fall like any other ruler.”(C)

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“I said, ‘You are “gods”;(A)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’
But you will die(B) like mere mortals;
    you will fall like every other ruler.”

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For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.(A)

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For the Lord is the great God,(A)
    the great King(B) above all gods.(C)

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For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(A)

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For all the gods of the nations are idols,(A)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(B)

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