<p class="poetry">Then he will judge<n id="1" /> your people fairly,p> <p class="poetry">and your oppressed ones<n id="2" /> equitably.p>

<p class="poetry">He judges the world fairly;p> <p class="poetry">he makes just legal decisions for the nations.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the words of my mouth are righteous;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">there is nothing in them twisted<n id="2" /> or crooked.p>

<p class="poetry">remove the wicked from before the king,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and his throne<n id="2" /> will be established in righteousness.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance,p> <p class="poetry">O God, our savior.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">All the ends of the earth trust in you,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as those living across the wide seas.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">before the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">For he comes to judge the earth!p> <p class="poetry">He judges the world fairly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the nations in a just manner.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;I, the <sc>Lordsc>, officially commission you;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I take hold of your hand.p> <p class="poetry">I protect you<n id="2" /> and make you a covenant mediator for people,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and a light<n id="4" /> to the nations,<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will commit myself to you<n id="1" /> forever;p> <p class="poetry">I will commit myself to you in<n id="2" /> righteousness and justice,p> <p class="poetry">in steadfast love and tender compassion.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;You<n id="1" /> must not deal unjustly in judgment:<n id="2" /> you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich.<n id="3" /> You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.<n id="4" />

<p class="poetry">before the <sc>Lordsc>, for he comes!p> <p class="poetry">For he comes to judge the earth!p> <p class="poetry">He judges the world fairly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and the nations in accordance with his justice.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will treat the poor fairly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and make right decisions<n id="2" /> for the downtrodden of the earth.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and order the wicked to be executed.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is me &#8211; I stir him up and commission him;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will make all his ways level.p> <p class="poetry">He will rebuild my city;p> <p class="poetry">he will send my exiled people home,p> <p class="poetry">but not for a price or a bribe,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">says the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies.p>

<p class="poetry">No one is concerned about justice;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">no one sets forth his case truthfully.p> <p class="poetry">They depend on false words<n id="2" /> and tell lies;p> <p class="poetry">they conceive of oppression<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and give birth to sin.p>