Psalm 82

New International Reader's Version

² He says, “How long will you stand up for those who aren’t fair to others?
    How long will you show mercy to sinful people?
³ Stand up for the weak and for children whose fathers have died.
    Protect the rights of people who are poor or treated badly.
⁴ Save those who are weak and needy.
    Save them from the power of sinful people.

⁵ “You leaders don’t know anything.
    You don’t understand anything.
You are in the dark about what is right.
    Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.

⁶ “I said, ‘You leaders are like gods.
    You are all children of the Most High God.’
⁷ But you will die, like mere human beings.
    You will die like every other leader.”

⁸ God, rise up. Judge the earth.
    All the nations belong to you.