A psalm of Asaph.

¹God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: ²“How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude ³“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. ⁴Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people. ⁵But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core. ⁶I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High. ⁷But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’” ⁸Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.