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Psalm 82

A psalm by Asaph.

1 God takes his place in his own assembly.

He pronounces judgment among the gods:

2 “How long are you going to judge unfairly?

How long are you going to side with wicked people?”

Selah

3 Defend weak people and orphans.

Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor.

4 Rescue weak and needy people.

Help them escape the power of wicked people.

5 Wicked people do not know or understand anything.

As they walk around in the dark,

all the foundations of the earth shake.

6 I said, “You are gods.

You are all sons of the Most High.

7 You will certainly die like humans

and fall like any prince.”

8 Arise, O God!

Judge the earth, because all the nations belong to you.

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