PSALMS 82

1 God gathers all the rulers and judges who think they are gods for a meeting in heaven; and he tells them that he has decided this: 2 “You must [RHQ] stop judging people unfairly; you must no longer make decisions that favor wicked people! (Think about that!) 3 You must defend people who are poor and orphans; you must act fairly toward those who are needy and those who have no one to help them. 4 Rescue them from the power [MTY] of evil people [DOU]!" 5 Those rulers do not know or understand anything! They are very corrupt/evil, and as a result of their corrupt/evil behavior, it is as though the foundation of the world is being shaken! 6 I the all-powerful God, previously said to them, “You think you are gods! It is as though you are all my sons, 7 but you will die like people do; your lives will end, like the lives of all rulers end." 8 God, arise and judge everyone on [MTY] the earth, because all the people-groups belong to you!