Psalms 82

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¹ A psalm of Asaph. God rises in the divine council, gives judgment in the midst of the gods.	¹ God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
² "How long will you judge unjustly and favor the cause of the wicked? Selah	² How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
³ Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.	³ Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
⁴ Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."	⁴ Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
⁵ The gods neither know nor understand, wandering about in darkness, and all the world's foundations shake.	⁵ They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
⁶ I declare: "Gods though you be, offspring of the Most High all of you,	⁶ I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
⁷ Yet like any mortal you shall die; like any prince you shall fall."	⁷ But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth, for yours are all the nations.	⁸ Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.