Psalm 82

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1} God takes his stand in the divine assembly; among the divine beings he renders judgment: ^{Tools
2} "How long will you judge partially by showing favor on the wicked? Interlude ^{Tools
3} "Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor. ^{Tools
4} Rescue the poor and the needy, delivering them from the power of the wicked.

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5} They neither know nor understand; they walk about in the dark while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

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6} "Indeed I said, "You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High. ^{Tools
7} However, as all human beings do, you will die, and like other rulers, you will fall.' ^{Tools
8} Arise, God, to judge the earth, for all nations belong to you. A song. A Psalm of Asaph