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Atomic Bible
Psalms 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph.
from God Presides in the Divine Assembly, Psalms 82:1-8
What it says

God takes his place in the divine assembly and judges among the gods.

What it is doing

This verse opens the psalm with a scene of supreme divine authority.

In context

1A Psalm of Asaph. 2“How long will you judge unjustly 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; 4Rescue the weak and needy; 5They do not know or understand; 6I have said, ‘You are gods; 7But like mortals you will die, 8Arise, O God, judge the earth,