Psalm 82
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- Psalm 82 A psalm of Asaph.
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- God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the "gods":
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- "How long will you [1] defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
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- Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
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- Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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- "They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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- "I said, `You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'
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- But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler."
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- Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
