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Psalm 82

8 verses · Lament over unjust rulers

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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God presides in the divine assembly;He renders judgment among the gods:

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

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