Psalm 82 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

Psa 82:1

Psa 82:1A Psalm of Asaph. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:

Psa 82:2

Psa 82:2"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Psa 82:3

Psa 82:3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Psa 82:4

Psa 82:4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

Psa 82:5

Psa 82:5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psa 82:6

Psa 82:6I say, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;

Psa 82:7

Psa 82:7nevertheless, you shall die like men, and fall like any prince."

Psa 82:8

Psa 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!

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Psalm 82 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

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