Psalm 82:1-Psalm 83:1 - A Plea For Righteous Judgment

¹ God stands in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods (divine beings).
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How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
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Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
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Rescue the weak and needy;
Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

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The rulers do not know nor do they understand;
They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];
All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.

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I said, “You are gods;
Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.
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“Nevertheless you will die like men
And fall like any one of the princes.”
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Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For to You belong all the nations.

¹ Do not keep silent, O God;
Do not hold Your peace or be still, O God.