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Asaph pictures God standing in the congregation of the mighty, condemns partiality and failure to defend the poor, announces death to those called gods, and asks God to judge the earth.
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Psalms 82
Asaph pictures God standing in the congregation of the mighty, condemns partiality and failure to defend the poor, announces death to those called gods, and asks God to judge the earth.
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1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth…2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons…3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted…4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the…5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on…6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you…7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one…8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit…