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Psalm 82 A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:2
“How long will you 82:2 The Hebrew is plural. defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here. 3
Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.4
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.5
“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.6
“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’7
But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.