Psalms 82:1-8 NIVUK

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Psalms 82:1-8

Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;

he renders judgment among the ‘gods’:

‘How long will you82:2 The Hebrew is plural. defend the unjust

and show partiality to the wicked?82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Defend the weak and the fatherless;

uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

‘The “gods” know nothing, they understand nothing.

They walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

‘I said, “You are ‘gods’;

you are all sons of the Most High.”

But you will die like mere mortals;

you will fall like every other ruler.’

Rise up, O God, judge the earth,

for all the nations are your inheritance.

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