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Psalms 82 (MSG)

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¹ An Asaph psalm. God calls the judges into his courtroom, he puts all the judges in the dock. ² "Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder. ³ You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; ⁴ Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them." ⁵ Ignorant judges! Head-in-the-sand judges! They haven't a clue to what's going on. And now everything's falling apart, the world's coming unglued. ⁶ "I commissioned you judges, each one of you, deputies of the High God, ⁷ But you've betrayed your commission and now you're stripped of your rank, busted." ⁸ O God, give them their just deserts! You've got the whole world in your hands!