1 God has taken his place in the divine council;

in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

2 “How long will you judge unjustly

and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

He [God] is the Overlooker who, from His own point of view, sees all that is done by the great ones of the earth. When they sit in state He stands over them, ready to deal with them if they pervert judgment. Judges shall be judged, and to justices, justice shall be meted out. Such people today would do well to remember this. Some of them need to master this psalm. Their harsh decisions and strange judgments are made in the presence of Him who will surely visit them for every unseemly act, for He plays no favorites and is the champion of the poor and needy. A higher authority will criticize the decision of petty sessions, and even the judgments of our most impartial judges will be revised by the high court of heaven. “He judges among the gods” [KJV]. They are gods to other men, but he is God to them. He lends them His name, and this is their authority for acting as judges, but they must take care that they do not misuse the power entrusted to them, for the judge of judges is in session among them.

6 I said, “You are gods,

sons of the Most High, all of you;

7 nevertheless, like men you shall die,

and fall like any prince.”