1A psalm by Asaph. God stands in the council of judges; among the judges He renders judgment:
2How long will you judge wickedly, ever showing partiality toward the evildoers?
3Render justice to the needy and the orphan; deal righteously with the poor and the destitute.
4Rescue the needy and the pauper; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5But they do not know, nor do they understand; they go about in darkness, [therefore] all the foundations of the earth tremble.
6I said that you are angels, supernal beings, all of you;
7but you will die as mortals, you will fall like any prince.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for You possess all the nations.