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1 God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
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<A Psalm. Of Asaph.> God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.
2 “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
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How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
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Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.
5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.
6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’
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I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:
7 But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”
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But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
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Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.
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