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The Message Bible MSG
1 God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:
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God calls the judges into his courtroom, he puts all the judges in the dock.
2 “How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude
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"Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder.
3 “Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
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You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break;
4 Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.
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Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."
5 But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.
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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.
6 I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High.
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"I commissioned you judges, each one of you, deputies of the High God,
7 But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’”
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But you've betrayed your commission and now you're stripped of your rank, busted."
8 Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.
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O God, give them their just deserts! You've got the whole world in your hands!