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Psalm 82

C.M. (8.6.8.6) Tune: WALSALL Psalm 82 Scottish Psalter (1650)

Psalm Text

In gods' assembly God doth stand;

he judgeth gods among.

How long, accepting persons vile,

will ye give judgment wrong?

Defend the poor and fatherless;

to poor oppress'd do right.

The poor and needy ones set free;

rid them from ill men's might.

They know not, nor will understand;

in darkness they walk on:

All the foundations of the earth

out of their course are gone.

I said that ye are gods, and are

sons of the Highest all:

But ye shall die like men, and as

one of the princes fall.

O God, do thou raise up thyself,

the earth to judgment call:

For thou, as thine inheritance,

shalt take the nations all.

About This Psalm

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1650 Scottish Psalter (1650)

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This metrical psalm text is in the public domain.