Psalm 82, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
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1

God presides in the great assembly;
he gives judgment among the “gods”:
 

2

“How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
 

3

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
 

4

Rescue the weak and needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
 

5

“They know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
 

6

“I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’
 

7

But you will die like mere men;
you will fall like every other ruler.”
 

8

Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.