Psalms of David - Modern Translation - Psalm 82

God stands among those who govern,
calling them to justice and truth.

"How long will you defend the unjust?
How long will you favor those who do harm?

Uphold the cause of the poor and the weak,
bring justice to those in need.

Rescue the vulnerable and the oppressed,
deliver them from the hand of harm.

But they walk in blindness, without understanding,
the foundations of the earth tremble at their ways.

I have said, ‘You are called to reflect My light,
to walk as children of the Most High.’

Yet you stray from wisdom and truth,
and your ways will crumble like all that is fleeting.

Rise up, O God, and guide the world!
For all that is belongs to You alone."