Psalm 82 82 Psalms Book 3 Catholic Public Domain Version God Presides in the Divine Assembly 1 CPDV A Psalm of Asaph. God has stood in the synagogue of gods, but, in their midst, he decides between gods. BSB BSB: A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
2 CPDV How long will you judge unjustly and favor the faces of sinners? BSB BSB: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 CPDV Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor. BSB BSB: Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4 CPDV Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner. BSB BSB: Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
5 CPDV They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved. BSB BSB: They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 CPDV I said: You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High. BSB BSB: I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 CPDV But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes. BSB BSB: But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
8 CPDV Rise up, O God. Judge the earth. For you will inherit it with all the nations. BSB BSB: Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
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