Psalms 82

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82:1
מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱ‍לֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט׃
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:
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82:2
עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶלָה׃
'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
82:3
שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּיקוּ׃
Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
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82:4
פַּלְּטוּ־דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּילוּ׃
Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
82:5
לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ׃
They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.
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82:6
אֲ‍נִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם׃
I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.
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82:7
אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּלוּ׃
Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'
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82:8
קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּי־אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם׃
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all the nations.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 82:5

<b>They did not know</b> The judges who pervert justice.<br><br><b>and they do not understand</b> that because of this iniquity, they will walk in the dark (on the order of [Exod. 23:8]: “for bribery blinds, etc.”), and all the foundations of the ear...

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