1  God has ^btaken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

2  “How long will you judge unjustly

and ^cshow partiality to the ^dwicked? Selah

3  Give ^ejustice to the weak and the fatherless;

^fmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

4  Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

5  ^gThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,

they ^hwalk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6  ⁱI said, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

7  nevertheless, like men you shall die,

and fall like any prince.”¹

8  ^jArise, O God, judge the earth;

for you shall inherit all the nations!