1. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty;

1. he judgeth among the gods.

2. How long will ye judge unjustly,

2. and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

3. Defend the poor and fatherless:

3. do justice to the afflicted and needy.

4. Deliver the poor and needy:

4. rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

5. They know not, neither will they understand;

5. they walk on in darkness:

5. all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

6. I have said, Ye are gods;

6. and all of you are children of the Most High.

7. But ye shall die like men,

7. and fall like one of the princes.

8. Arise, O God, judge the earth:

8. for thou shalt inherit all nations.