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Psalm 82
A psalm of Asaph. 1God presides over heaven’s court;
he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings: 2 “How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked?Interlude3“Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people. 5 But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core. 6 I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High. 7 But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’”8Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,
for all the nations belong to you.