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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 82 -

God presides in the divine assembly

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A Psalm of Asaph. God has stood in the synagogue of gods, but, in their midst, he decides between gods.
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How long will you judge unjustly and favor the faces of sinners?
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Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor.
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Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.
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They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved.
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I said: You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.
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But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes.
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Rise up, O God. Judge the earth. For you will inherit it with all the nations.

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.