Psalm 82:1-8
1 A psalm of Asaph. God presides in the great assembly; he
gives judgment among the "gods": 2 "How long will you
defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor
and oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the
hand of the wicked. 5 "They know nothing, they understand
nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are
shaken. 6 "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons
of the Most High.' 7 But you will die like mere men; you will fall
like every other ruler." 8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for
all the nations are your inheritance. NIV
Asaph the Psalmist wrote that wicked rulers
will perish just like the men they have persecuted.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is still
in charge and will defend the cause of the weak (including babies that have been
aborted) and the needy from the hand of the wicked rulers.
Asaph cites the blindness to truth (darkness)
of the wicked; especially those who act as if they are “gods” themselves,
beholden to no man, making their own rules and then breaking even them.
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