1 A Psalm of Asaph. G-d standeth in the congregation of G-d; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:
2 'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
3 Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4 Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.
6 I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.
7 Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'
8 Arise, O G-d, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all nations.
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Today's Verse
if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
Verse Of The DayIts declaration "Ye are gods" is later quoted by Jesus in John 10:34-36, even as the psalm insists these rulers will die like any other man for failing the poor and needy. Psalms 83 continues with a plea against Israel's enemies.
