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The Book of Psalms

Berean Study Bible :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 82 -

God presides in the divine assembly

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

Footnotes

(a)82:2 Or How long will you defend the unjust
(b)82:6 Cited in John 10:34

God presides in the divine assembly

1
God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
2
How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
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Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
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Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”
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They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
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Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
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Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.