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Psalm 82

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1God takes His stand in [a]His own congregation;
He judges in the midst of the [b]rulers.
2 How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? [c]Selah.
3 Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and needy;
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5 They do not know nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 [d]I said, “You are gods,
And all of you are sons of the Most High.
7 “Nevertheless you will die like men
And fall like any one of the princes.”
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For it is You who possesses all the nations.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:1 Lit the congregation of God
  2. Psalm 82:1 Lit gods
  3. Psalm 82:2 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  4. Psalm 82:6 Lit I, on my part
Psalm 82