Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.

So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven.

For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

But Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction.

Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!

All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.

I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!

All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?