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