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| God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *
he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:
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| "How long will you judge unjustly, *
and show favor to the wicked?
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| Save the weak and the orphan; *
defend the humble and needy;
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| Rescue the weak and the poor; *
deliver them from the power of the wicked.
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| They do not know, neither do they understand;
they go about in darkness; *
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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| Now I say to you, 'You are gods, *
and all of you children of the Most High;
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| Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *
and fall like any prince.'"
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| Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *
for you shall take all nations for your own.
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