A Psalm of Asaph.

   God has taken his place in the divine council;
       in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
   “How long will you judge unjustly
       and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
   Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
       maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
   Rescue the weak and the needy;
       deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”


   They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
       they walk about in darkness;
       all the foundations of the earth are shaken.


   I said, “You are gods,
       sons of the Most High, all of you;
   nevertheless, like men you shall die,
       and fall like any prince.”


   Arise, O God, judge the earth;
       for you shall inherit all the nations!

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