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Psalm 82

Common English Bible CEB

1 God takes his stand in the divine council; he gives judgment among the gods:

2 "How long will you judge unjustly by granting favor to the wicked? Selah

3 Give justice to the lowly and the orphan; maintain the right of the poor and the destitute!

4 Rescue the lowly and the needy. Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

5 They don't know; they don't understand; they wander around in the dark. All the earth's foundations shake.

6 I hereby declare, "You are gods, children of the Most High—all of you!

7 But you will die like mortals; you will fall down like any prince."

8 Rise up, God! Judge the earth because you hold all nations in your possession!

The Message Bible MSG

1 God calls the judges into his courtroom, he puts all the judges in the dock.

2 "Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder.

3 You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break;

4 Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."

5 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.

6 "I commissioned you judges, each one of you, deputies of the High God,

7 But you've betrayed your commission and now you're stripped of your rank, busted."

8 O God, give them their just deserts! You've got the whole world in your hands!