Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked

Psalm 82

God presides in the great assembly;

he gives judgment among the "gods":

"How long will you [adefend the unjust

and show partiality to the wicked?

Selah

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;

maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

"They know nothing, they understand nothing.

They walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

"I said, 'You are "gods";

you are all sons of the Most High.'

But you will die like mere men;

you will fall like every other ruler."

Rise up, O God, judge the earth,

for all the nations are your inheritance