Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

The Lord takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.

It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance.

He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.

For the Lord vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants.

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

There is no one to plead your cause. There are no remedies for your wounds. There is no healing for you.

But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly.”

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years.”

Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

The Lord will judge his people, and will change his plans concerning his servants; when he sees that their power has disappeared, and that no one is left, whether confined or set free.

The Lord shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The Lord executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one.”

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul: “David is hiding with us.” O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!

Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.