God the Supreme Ruler
1 God presides in the heavenly council;
in the assembly of the gods he gives his decision:
2 “You must stop judging unjustly;
you must no longer be partial to the wicked!
3 Defend the rights of the poor and the orphans;
be fair to the needy and the helpless.
4 Rescue them from the power of evil people.
5 “How ignorant you are! How stupid!
You are completely corrupt,
and justice has disappeared from the world.
6 ‘You are gods,’ I said;
‘all of you are children of the Most High.’
7 But you will die like mortals;
your life will end like that of any prince.”
8 Come, O God, and rule the world;
all the nations are yours.
Pret netaisniem tiesnešiem
1 Āsāfa psalms .
Dievs nostājies dievu pulkā un
starp dieviem spriež tiesu:
2 cik ilgi vēl netaisni tiesāsiet
un iestāsiet par ļaundariem?
3 Taisnīgi tiesājiet vārgu un bāru,
nabaga sērdieni attaisnojiet,
4 pasargājiet vārgo un bēduli,
no ļaundaru rokas tos izpestījiet! –
5 Bet šie nedz noskārš, nedz saprot,
pa tumsu šie vazājas!
Zemes pamati trīcēt trīc!
6 Tā es teicu: dievi jūs
un Visuaugstā dēli jūs visi,
7 taču kā cilvēki mirsiet jūs,
kā augstmaņi krīt, tā kritīsiet jūs! –
8 Celies, Dievs, un tiesā zemi,
jo tev pieder visas tautas.
