(26) And Elohim said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
(א) מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט. (ב) עַד מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ סֶלָה. (ג) שִׁפְטוּ דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּיקוּ. (ד) פַּלְּטוּ דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּילוּ. (ה) לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ. (ו) אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם. (ז) אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּלוּ. (ח) קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּי אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל הַגּוֹיִם.
A Psalm of Asaph.
Elohim has taken his place in the Divine Council (the Council of El); in the midst of the gods he holds judgment;
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality/preference to the wicked?
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute/poor. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk around in darkness; all the fountains of the earth are shaken. I say, “You are gods,
children of the Most High (Elyon), all of you; Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, and fall like any prince.” Rise up, O Elohim, judge the earth; for all the nations belong to you!
(8) When the Most High (Elyon) gave to the nations When He separated the children of men, He set the borders of the peoples According to the number of gods (DSS & LXX).
(12) And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the gods (מַלְאֲכֵ֣י is probably inserted) ascending and descending on it.
(24) But his bow abode firm, And the arms of his hands were made supple, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, From thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel, (25) Even by El of thy father, who shall help thee, And by Shaddai, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
(2) And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: ‘I am Yahweh; (3) and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as El Shaddai, but I did not make Myself known to them by the name Yahweh.
(1) A Psalm of David. Ascribe unto the Yahweh, O gods, Ascribe unto Yahweh glory and strength. (2) Ascribe unto Yahweh the glory due unto His name; Worship Yahweh in the beauty of holiness.
(6) So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O Yahweh, Thy faithfulness also in the divine assembly.
(3) Yahweh is a being of war, Yahweh is His name. (4) Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. (5) The deeps cover them— They went down into the depths like a stone. (6) Thy right hand, Yahweh, glorious in power, Thy right hand, Yahweh, dasheth in pieces the enemy. (7) And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. (8) And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up— The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. (9) The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’ (10) Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters. (11) Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?