Psalm 82

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A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

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“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

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Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

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Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

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They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

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Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.