Psalms 82

1A canticle of a psalm for Asaph.

1 God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

2O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

2How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

3For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

4They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.

4Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

5They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

5They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

6For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,

6I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:

7The tabernacle of the Edomites, and the Ishmahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,

7But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.

8Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

8Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.

9Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.

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10Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.

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11Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.

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12Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

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13Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

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14O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.

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15As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:

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16So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

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17Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.

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18Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.

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19And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

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