Psalms 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
What it says
God takes his place in the divine assembly and judges among the gods.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm with a scene of supreme divine authority.
In context
1A Psalm of Asaph. 2“How long will you judge unjustly 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; 4Rescue the weak and needy; 5They do not know or understand; 6I have said, ‘You are gods; 7But like mortals you will die, 8Arise, O God, judge the earth,