Psalm 82

"Vindicate the weak and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy" (v3). In our power-driven world, the weak and needy are often oppressed by the strong and rich. In the psalmist's day, as in ours, corrupt judges sometimes favored the wicked (v2). The guilty went free if they were rich; those who were poor were trapped. But God "judges in the midst of the rulers" (v1), and calls us to walk in integrity.

"Arise, O God, judge the earth!" There is only one Judge who sees the truth of every heart.