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Psalm 82
New International Version

### Psalm 82

#### A psalm of Asaph.

1 God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment(A) among the “gods”:(B)

2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjust
and show partiality(C) to the wicked?[b](D)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;(E)
uphold the cause of the poor(F) and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.(G)
They walk about in darkness;(H)
all the foundations(I) of the earth are shaken.

6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”;(J)
you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 But you will die(K) like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.”

8 Rise up,(L) O God, judge(M) the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.(N)

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew is plural.
2. Psalm 82:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 82:1 : Ps 7:8; 58:11; Isa 3:13; 66:16; Joel 3:12
2. Psalm 82:1 : S Job 21:22
3. Psalm 82:2 : Dt 1:17
4. Psalm 82:2 : Ps 58:1-2; Pr 18:5
5. Psalm 82:3 : S Dt 24:17
6. Psalm 82:3 : Ps 140:12; Jer 5:28; 22:16
7. Psalm 82:5 : S Ps 14:4; S 53:2
8. Psalm 82:5 : Job 30:26; Isa 5:30; 8:21-22; 9:2; 59:9; 60:2; Jer 13:16; 23:12; La 3:2
9. Psalm 82:5 : S Jdg 5:4; S Ps 11:3
10. Psalm 82:6 : Jn 10:34*
11. Psalm 82:7 : Ps 49:12; Eze 31:14
12. Psalm 82:8 : Ps 12:5
13. Psalm 82:8 : S Ps 76:9
14. Psalm 82:8 : Ps 2:8

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