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Psalm  Chapter 82    Back    Next

Psalm 82 A Psalm by Asaph
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{82:1} God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

{82:2} "How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.

{82:3} "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

{82:4} Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

{82:5} They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness
. All the foundations of the earth
are shaken.

{82:6} I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

{82:7} Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers."

{82:8} Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

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