1- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge. [Three in One, by the way; God speaks to Himself and takes His Own council]
2- Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah
. 3- Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.
4- Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.
5- They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
6- I -- I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High -- all of you,
7- But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,
8- Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!
Hebrew Transliterate:
1- MZMVUr L'aSPh 'aLHYM NTShB B'yDTh-'aL BQUrB 'aLHYM YShPhT.
2- 'yD-MThY ThShPhTV-'yVL VPhNY UrSh'yYM ThSh'aV-SLH.
3- ShPhTV-DL VYThVM 'yNY VUrSh HTShDYQV.
4- PhLTV-DL V'aBYVN MYD UrSh'yYM HTShYLV.
5- L'a YD'yV VL'a YBYNV BChShKH YThHLKV YMVTV KL-MVSDY 'aUrTSh.
6- 'aNY-'aMUrThY 'aLHYM 'aThM VBNY 'yLYVN KLKM.
7- 'aKN K'aDM ThMVThVN VK'aChD HShUrYM ThPhLV.
8- QVMH 'aLHYM ShPhTH H'aUrTSh KY-'aThH ThNChL BKL-HGVYM.
“Verses two through four inform us as to the identity of these gods whom God judges. They are none other than judges, or magistrates of the land. They were rulers who were perverting judgment through their office and authority. Because of this it is declared, "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes" (Psalm 82:6-7). The Lord had given these rulers their authority, but they abused it (Daniel 4:25, 30, 34-37; 5:18-22; Romans 13:1-4). As a result of their evil stewardship over the offices of God, the Lord said they would fall like one of the princes. In this passage, then, those who are called gods are human judges in the land of Israel.
John 10:34-35
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;