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Chapter 82
Psal NETtext 82:1  A psalm of Asaph.God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.
Psal NETtext 82:2  He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)
Psal NETtext 82:3  Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
Psal NETtext 82:4  Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!
Psal NETtext 82:5  They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.
Psal NETtext 82:6  I thought, 'You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.'
Psal NETtext 82:7  Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers."
Psal NETtext 82:8  Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations.