4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
This passage was used by our Lord to prove that Man is the concentration of the Universal Di-vine Spirit into a centre of individuality. The establishment of such conscious Divine individualization depends on using the principles of Justice and Kindness. Cf. Ps. XCV11: 7 and John X: 34.
7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Psalm 83
KEEP not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
God’s “hidden ones” (Cf. Ps. XXXI: 20 and
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