New King James Version | NET Bible |
1A Psalm of Asaph. God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods. | 1A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment. |
2How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah | 2He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah) |
3Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. | 3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! |
4Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. | 4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked! |
5They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. | 5They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble. |
6I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High. | 6I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.' |
7But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.” | 7Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers." |
8Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations. | 8Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations. |
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