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Verse 1

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

Verse 2

"How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.

Verse 3

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Verse 4

Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

Verse 5

They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Verse 6

I said, "You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

Verse 7

Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers."

Verse 8

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations. A song. A Psalm by Asaph.

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