GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 God takes his place in his own assembly. He pronounces judgment among the gods:
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God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
2 "How long are you going to judge unfairly? How long are you going to side with wicked people?" Selah
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“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
3 Defend weak people and orphans. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor.
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Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue weak and needy people. Help them escape the power of wicked people.
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Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake.
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“The ‘gods’ 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.
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“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 You will certainly die like humans and fall like any prince."
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But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”
8 Arise, O God! Judge the earth, because all the nations belong to you.
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Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
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