Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
1A psalm of Asaph. God has taken His place in the divine assembly; He judges among the gods:" | 1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: |
2How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah | 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah |
3Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. | 3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. |
4Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked." | 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” |
5They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken. | 5They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. |
6I said, "You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High. | 6I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; |
7However, you will die like men and fall like any other ruler." | 7nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.” |
8Rise up, God, judge the earth, for all the nations belong to You. | 8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! |
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