A psalm of Asaph.

     1             God presides in the great assembly;

         he renders judgment among the “gods”:

     2             “How long will you defend the unjust

         and show partiality to the wicked?

     3             Defend the weak and the fatherless;

         uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

     4             Rescue 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.’

     7             But you will die like mere mortals;

         you will fall like every other ruler.”

     8             Rise up, O God, judge the earth,

         for all the nations are your inheritance.