1God presides over heaven’s court;he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:
2“How long will you hand down unjust decisionsby favoring the wicked? Interlude
3“Give justice to the poor and the orphan;uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
4Rescue the poor and helpless;deliver them from the grasp of evil people.
5But these oppressors know nothing;they are so ignorant!They wander about in darkness,while the whole world is shaken to the core.
6I say, ‘You are gods;you are all children of the Most High.
7But you will die like mere mortalsand fall like every other ruler.’”
8Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,for all the nations belong to you.