A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; he judgeth among the gods.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Judge the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Rescue the poor and needy: deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither do they understand; they walk to and fro in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.
I said, Ye are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High.
Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all the nations.
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Divine council rebuke: “gods” judged for injustice; plea for God to arise and inherit nations.
Communal hymns, liturgical psalms, and post-exilic additions.
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