1God presides in the great assembly;he renders judgment among the “gods”:
2“How long will you defend the unjustand show partiality to the wicked?
3Defend the weak and the fatherless;uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4Rescue the weak and the needy;deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.They walk about in darkness;all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6“I said, ‘You are “gods”;you are all sons of the Most High.’
7But you will die like mere mortals;you will fall like every other ruler.”
8Rise up, O God, judge the earth,for all the nations are your inheritance.