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Psalms 82:2-8
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Psalms 82:2-8
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"Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder.
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You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break;
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Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."
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Ignorant judges! Head-in-the-sand judges! They haven't a clue to what's going on. And now everything's falling apart, the world's coming unglued.
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"I commissioned you judges, each one of you, deputies of the High God,
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But you've betrayed your commission and now you're stripped of your rank, busted."
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O God, give them their just deserts! You've got the whole world in your hands!
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.