God Presides in the Divine Assembly

1A Psalm of Asaph.

1 God takes His stand in the congregation of the divine;

among the gods he renders judgment:

2“Until when will you⁺ judge unjustly,†

and lift up the faces of the wicked?

Selah

3Judge for the weak and the fatherless;

for the oppressed and needy bring justice.

4Rescue the weak and needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

5They do not know, ad they do not understand;

in the darkness they walk about;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6I said, ‘You⁺ are gods,

and all of you⁺ sons of the Most High.†’

7Surely like a man you⁺ will die,

and like one of the princes you⁺ will fall.”

8Rise up, O God, and judge the earth!

For You have an inheritance among all the nations.