1Ein Psalm. Von Asaf.
Gott steht auf in der Gottesversammlung, / unter den Göttern[1] hält er Gericht. (1Mo 6,2; Eph 6,12; Kol 1,16)2Wie lange noch wollt ihr ungerecht richten, / gottlose Verbrecher noch fördern? ♪3Schafft dem Geringen und dem Waisenkind Recht! / Verschafft Gerechtigkeit den Gebeugten und Armen!4Rettet den Geringen und Bedürftigen, / reißt ihn aus den Klauen der gottlosen Verbrecher!5Doch sie erkennen und verstehen nichts, / sie tappen im Dunkeln umher. / Das erschüttert die Fundamente der Welt.6Ich sagte zwar: „Ihr seid Götter, / Söhne des Höchsten ihr alle!“[2] (Joh 10,34)7Doch werdet ihr sterben wie Menschen, / zugrunde gehen wie ein Tyrann.8Erhebe dich, Gott, und richte die Welt, / denn alle Völker gehören ja dir!
1God takes his place at the head of a large gathering of leaders. He announces his decisions among them.2He says, ‘How long will you stand up for those who aren’t fair to others? How long will you show mercy to sinful people?3Stand up for the weak and for children whose fathers have died. Protect the rights of people who are poor or treated badly.4Save those who are weak and needy. Save them from the power of sinful people.5‘You leaders don’t know anything. You don’t understand anything. You are in the dark about what is right. Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.6‘I said, “You leaders are like gods. You are all children of the Most High God.”7But you will die, like mere human beings. You will die like every other leader.’8God, rise up. Judge the earth. All the nations belong to you.
1A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: (1Sam 28,13; 2Chr 19,5; Ps 50,1; Ps 58,11; Pred 5,8; Jes 3,13)2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? (5Mo 1,17; Spr 18,5)3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. (Ps 10,18; Ps 41,1; Jer 22,3)4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” (Hi 29,12; Spr 24,11)5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. (Ps 10,6; Ps 11,3; Ps 14,4; Spr 2,13; Mi 3,1)6I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; (Ps 82,1; Joh 10,34)7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.”[1] (Hi 21,32; Ps 49,12; Hes 28,2; Hes 31,14)8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! (Ps 2,8; Ps 12,5; Offb 11,15)