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Psalm 82:1
ESV God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
NIV A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the "gods":
NASB God takes His position in His assembly; He judges in the midst of the gods.
CSB A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among the gods:
NLT God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:
KJV A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
NKJV {A Psalm of Asaph.} God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.

What does Psalm 82:1 mean?

Asaph depicts God as standing to deliver a verdict among a group of powerful men. The Hebrew word elohiym can refer to the One True God, or to false deities, or to human beings in positions of power. In this way, it is like the English word "god," which is capitalized to show that it refers to the "God" of Abraham. This verse uses two different meanings, with context indicating the sense of each. First, [the One True] Elohiym stands among a council, made up of [lesser human] elohiym (Psalm 82:2). This does not refer to a pantheon or family of deities, as the rest of the psalm makes clear.

God is often portrayed in His role as the ultimate Judge of His creation. Isaiah 33:22 says, "The LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver." In Genesis 18:25 He is called "the Judge of all the earth." Isaiah 3:13 declares: "The LORD has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples." Acts 17:31 predicts that God "has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed."
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