Judaism
Psalms 82
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A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:
'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.
I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.
Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all the nations.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
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