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Psalm 82

New Living Translation NLT

1 God presides over heaven’s court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings:

2 “How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude

3 “Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

4 Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

5 But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core.

6 I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the Most High.

7 But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’”

8 Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.

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!