<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">until the time when his prediction<n id="1" /> came true.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s word<n id="2" /> proved him right.<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">You will rise up and have compassion on Zion.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For it is time to have mercy on her,p> <p class="poetry">for the appointed time has come.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag<n id="1" /> of seed,p> <p class="poetry">will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When someone comes to visit,<n id="1" /> he pretends to be friendly;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he thinks of ways to defame me,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and when he leaves he slanders me.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David&#8217;s affair with Bathsheba.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Have mercy on me, O God, because of<n id="3" /> your loyal love!p> <p class="poetry">Because of<n id="4" /> your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; a well-written song<n id="2" /> by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: &#8220;David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Why do you boast about your evil plans,<n id="4" /> O powerful man?p> <p class="poetry">God&#8217;s loyal love protects me all day long!<n id="5" />p>