Psalm 82

A Plea for Righteous Judgment

A psalm of Asaph.(A)

God has taken His place in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods:[a](B)
“How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?(C)Selah
Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.(D)
Rescue the poor and needy;
save them from the power of the wicked.”(E)

They do not know or understand;
they wander in darkness.(F)
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:1 Or the heavenly beings, or the earthly rulers; lit elohim

I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.(A)
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.(B)

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