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Psalm 82 - A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

God has taken his place in the divine council;
 
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
 
“How long will you judge unjustly
 
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
 
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
 
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
 
Rescue the weak and the needy;
 
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
 
they walk around in darkness;
 
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

I say, “You are gods,
 
children of the Most High, all of you;
 
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals,
 
and fall like any prince.”[a]

Rise up, O God, judge the earth;
 
for all the nations belong to you!

Footnotes
 

a. Psalm 82:7 Or fall as one man, O princes

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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