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This is a psalm that Asaph wrote.

God and the gods[a]

82 God calls the powerful rulers to meet in heaven.
    He sits on his throne to judge them.
He asks them, ‘How long will you continue to judge people
    in a way that is not fair?
How long will you say that wicked people are right?
Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. 82:1 This psalm tells about God, who is leading a meeting in heaven. He is telling the powerful leaders how they should rule. These leaders may be rulers on earth, or they may be spiritual beings like angels. Because they are powerful, he calls them ‘gods’.