A Plea for Justice

A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God(A)stands in the congregation of[a]the mighty;
He judges among(B)the[b]gods.
How long will you judge unjustly,
And(C)show partiality to the wicked?Selah
[c]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and(D)needy.
Deliver the poor and needy;
Freethemfrom the hand of the wicked.

They do not know, nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the(E)foundations of the earth are[d]unstable.

I said,(F)“Youare[e]gods,
And all of youarechildren of the Most High.
But you shall die like men,
And fall like one of the princes.”

Arise, O God, judge the earth;
(G)For You shall inherit all nations.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:1Heb.El,lit.God
  2. Psalm 82:1Judges; Heb.elohim,lit.mighty onesorgods
  3. Psalm 82:3Vindicate
  4. Psalm 82:5moved
  5. Psalm 82:6Judges; Heb.elohim,lit.mighty onesorgods

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