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Psalms 82
Of Asaph
1 God stands in the divine assembly, among the gods he dispenses justice:
2 ‘No more mockery of justice, no more favouring the wicked! (pause)
3 Let the weak and the orphan have justice, be fair to the wretched and destitute;
4 rescue the weak and needy, save them from the clutches of the wicked!’
5 Ignorant and senseless, they carry on blindly, undermining the very basis of earthly society.
6 I once said, ‘You too are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you’,
7 but all the same, you shall die like other men; as one man, princes, you shall fall,
8 Rise, God, dispense justice throughout the world, since no nation is excluded from your ownership.