'Council' in the Bible

Do you listen in on the council of God,or have a monopoly on wisdom?

“All the men of my council hate me;Those I love have turned against me.

“When I went out to the gate of the city,When I took my seat [as a city father] in the square,

If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,