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A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

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Psalm 82

A psalm of Asaph.

God presides in the great assembly;
    he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality(C) to the wicked?[b](D)
Defend the weak and the fatherless;(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor(F) and the oppressed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.