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Deus stetitBCP p. 705

1God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:

2“How long will you judge unjustly, *and show favor to the wicked?

3Save the weak and the orphan; *defend the humble and needy;

4Rescue the weak and the poor; *deliver them from the power of the wicked.

5They do not know, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; *all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6Now I say to you, ‘You are gods, *and all of you children of the Most High;

7Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *and fall like any prince.’”

8Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *for you shall take all nations for your own.