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Psalms 82

Royal Kingdom

A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.

1

God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the angels 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 you belong all the nations!

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