Devotional for March 18

St. Paul's UMC - Stevenspoint, Wisconsin

Read Psalms 82-85

 

Psalm 82 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)

 

¹ God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: ² “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 

³ Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. ⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

⁵ They have neither knowledge nor understanding; they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶ I say, “You are gods, children of the Most High, all of you; ⁷ nevertheless, you shall die like mortals and fall like any prince.”

⁸ Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you!