Psalm 82New International Version

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

¹ God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment^(A) among the “gods”:^(B)

² “How long will you^[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality^(C) to the wicked?^[b](D)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;^(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor^(F) 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.^(G)
    They walk about in darkness;^(H)
    all the foundations^(I) of the earth are shaken.

⁶ “I said, ‘You are “gods”;^(J)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’
⁷ But you will die^(K) like mere mortals;
    you will fall like every other ruler.”

⁸ Rise up,^(L) O God, judge^(M) the earth,
    for all the nations are your inheritance.^(N)

Psalm 81:1-3 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

A Song for a Holiday

For the director of music. By the gittith. A song of Asaph.

81 Sing for joy to God, our strength.
    Shout out loud to the God of Jacob.
² Begin the music. Play the tambourines.
    Play pleasant music on the harps and lyres.
³ Blow the sheep’s horn at the time of the New Moon.
    Blow it when the moon is full, when our feast begins.