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Psalms 82 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | [A psalm by Asaph.] God takes his place in his own assembly. He pronounces judgment among the gods: | God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: | A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods|: | |
| 2 | |How long are you going to judge unfairly? How long are you going to side with wicked people?| [Selah] | “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah | “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? | |
| 3 | Defend weak people and orphans. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor. | Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. | Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. | |
| 4 | Rescue weak and needy people. Help them escape the power of wicked people. | Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” | Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. | |
| 5 | Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake. | They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. | “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. | |
| 6 | I said, |You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High. | I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; | “I said, ‘You are “gods|; you are all sons of the Most High.’ | |
| 7 | You will certainly die like humans and fall like any prince.| | nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.” | But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.” | |
| 8 | Arise, O God! Judge the earth, because all the nations belong to you. | Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! | Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance. | |
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