Defending the poor, the weak, the orphans, the oppressed

Calligraphy by Ms. Theary C. Seng

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

 

 ¹ God presides in the great assembly;
   he renders judgment among the “gods”:

 ² “How long will you^[a] defend the unjust
   and show partiality to the wicked?^[b]
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;
   uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy;
   deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

 ⁵ “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.
   They walk about in darkness;
   all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

 ⁶ “I said, ‘You are “gods”;
   you are all sons of the Most High.’
⁷ But you will die like mere mortals;
   you will fall like every other ruler.”

 ⁸ Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
   for all the nations are your inheritance.