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Psalm 82 in Hebrew and English

8 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:

עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃

'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

פַּלְּטוּ־דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּֽילוּ׃

Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃

They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.

אֲנִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.

אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃

Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'

קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּי־אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all the nations.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The third of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 16 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Wednesday
  • The psalm of the day for Tuesday, customarily said at the end of the morning service
  • Its heading names Asaph
  • 8 verses, 61 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

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Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 82 have?

Psalm 82 has 8 verses and 61 words.

On which day is Psalm 82 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 16 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Wednesday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 82?

The heading names Asaph.

How long does it take to read Psalm 82?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.