Psalms 82–84

1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

7But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

5For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

6the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.

8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah

9Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,

10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”

13Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.

14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,

15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.

17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.

4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah

5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.

7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.

8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!