| English Standard Version | Berean Standard Bible |
| 1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: | 1A Psalm of Asaph. God 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 | 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah |
| 3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. |
| 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” | 4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. |
| 5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. | 5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. |
| 6I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; | 6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’ |
| 7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.” | 7But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.” |
| 8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! | 8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance. |
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