“The sons of the Most High” in Psalm 82:6 are the sons of God, heavenly beings called gods in both Psalm 82:1 and 6. They are members of the divine council (Ps 82:1). However, in their ruling of the nations they “judged unjustly and showed partiality to the wicked” (Ps 82:2) and as a result “like men… will die” (Ps 82:7).