A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Gods standeth in the congregation of God;
2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked?
Selah
3 Judge the poor and fatherless:
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4 Rescue the poor and needy:
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither do they understand;
They walk to and fro in darkness:
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I said, Ye are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High.
7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O Gods, judge the earth;
For thou shalt inherit all the nations.
Human beings are gods because we are "made in the image of God". This psalm is both a call to God to help those in need, and a call to human beings to awaken to their Divine Power and take our rightful place as Co-Creators, utilizing our spiritual powers. Failure to do this results in our "dying like men and falling like one of the princes."