^1. GOD takes His stand in [2] His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the [1] rulers.

^2. How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked?

^3. Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

^4. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

^5. They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

^6. [3] I said, «You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.

^7. «Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes.»

^8. Arise, O God, judge the earth! For it is You who possesses all the nations.