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Psalm 82
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Verse 1. A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
Verse 2. “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Verse 3. Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Verse 4. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Verse 5. They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Verse 6. I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
Verse 7. But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Verse 8. Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.