Psalm 82

³⁵If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

⁶Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the Lord, who is with you when you render judgment.

⁷And now, may the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

⁶I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

⁷But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

¹³The Lord arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.

¹¹Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

⁸If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

¹⁷Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

⁵Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

²No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

³So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

⁶But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

³How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

²⁷Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

¹⁸to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

³This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

¹⁷Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

²⁸They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

¹⁸He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

¹¹Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

¹²If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

¹⁵He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

¹⁶So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

¹²because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

¹²For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

¹³He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

¹²I know that the Lord upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

¹⁶I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

¹⁷I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.

²⁸Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

³If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

¹³from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,

¹Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

¹⁹And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

³⁵Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

³⁴Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?

³⁵If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

¹A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

¹²But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

¹⁴This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’

¹¹Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

³²He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

¹⁵Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

⁸Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

¹³before the Lord, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

²⁸For dominion belongs to the Lord and He rules over the nations.

¹³You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.

⁸Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.