| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: | 1A Psalm of Asaph. God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers. |
| 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah | 2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah. |
| 3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | 3Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
| 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” | 4Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. |
| 5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. | 5They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken. |
| 6I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; | 6I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. |
| 7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.” | 7"Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes." |
| 8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! | 8Arise, O God, judge the earth! For it is You who possesses all the nations. |
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