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1. A psalm of Asaph. I God rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.
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1. A Psalm H4210 of Asaph H623 . God H430 standeth H5324 in the congregation H5712 of the mighty H410 ; he judgeth H8199 among H7130 the gods H430 .
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2. "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah
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2. How long H5704 H4970 will ye judge H8199 unjustly H5766 , and accept H5375 the persons H6440 of the wicked H7563 ? Selah H5542 .
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3. Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.
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3. Defend H8199 the poor H1800 and fatherless H3490 : do justice H6663 to the afflicted H6041 and needy H7326 .
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4. Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
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4. Deliver H6403 the poor H1800 and needy H34 : rid H5337 them out of the hand H4480 H3027 of the wicked H7563 .
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5. The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.
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5. They know H3045 not H3808 , neither H3808 will they understand H995 ; they walk on H1980 in darkness H2825 : all H3605 the foundations H4146 of the earth H776 are out of course H4131 .
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6. I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring of the Most High all of you,
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6. I H589 have said H559 , Ye are gods H430 ; and all H3605 of you H859 are children H1121 of the most High H5945 .
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7. Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall."
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7. But H403 ye shall die H4191 like men H120 , and fall H5307 like one H259 of the princes H8269 .
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8. Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.
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8. Arise H6965 , O God H430 , judge H8199 the earth H776 : for H3588 thou H859 shalt inherit H5157 all H3605 nations H1471 .
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