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Psalms 82 (RSV)

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¹ A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: ² "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? [Selah] ³ Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. ⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." ⁵ They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. ⁶ I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; ⁷ nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince." ⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!