| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: | 1A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment. |
| 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah | 2He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah) |
| 3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | 3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! |
| 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” | 4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked! |
| 5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. | 5They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble. |
| 6I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; | 6I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.' |
| 7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.” | 7Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers." |
| 8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! | 8Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations. |
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