New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

Psalm

A melody of Aʹsaph.

¹ God^*1 is stationing himself in the assembly of the Divine One;^*2 In the middle of the gods^*3 he judges:

² “How long will YOU keep on judging with injustice And showing partiality to^*1 the wicked themselves? Seʹlah.

³ Be judges for the lowly one and the fatherless boy. To the afflicted one and the one of little means do justice.

⁴ Provide escape for the lowly one and the poor one; Out of the hand of the wicked ones deliver [them].”

⁵ They have not known, and they do not understand; In darkness they keep walking about; All the foundations of the earth are made to totter.

⁶ “I myself have said, ‘YOU are gods,^*1 And all of YOU are sons of the Most High.

Or, “godlike ones.” Heb., ʼelo·himʹ; Gr., the·oiʹ; Syr., daʼ·la·hin; Lat., diʹi; T, “like angels.”

⁷ Surely YOU will die just as men^*1 do; And like any one of the princes YOU will fall!’”

⁸ Do rise up, O God,^*1 do judge the earth; For you yourself should^*2 take possession of all the nations.