Psalms 82 (NET)

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Psalms 82:1¹God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:2²He says, “How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:3³Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the oppressed and suffering.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:4⁴Rescue the poor and needy. Deliver them from the power of the wicked.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:5⁵They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:6⁶I thought, ‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:7⁷Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 82:8⁸Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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