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

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

May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”

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.

If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.