<p class="poetry">Make a just decision on my behalf!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Decide what is right!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">To receive<n id="1" /> moral instruction<n id="2" /> in skillful living,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">in<n id="4" /> righteousness,<n id="5" /> justice,<n id="6" /> and equity.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">my soul<n id="1" /> will rejoicep> <p class="poetry">when your lips speak what is right.<n id="2" />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">God says,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;At the appointed times,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I judge<n id="3" /> fairly.p>

<p class="poetry">Then you will understand<n id="1" /> righteousness and justicep> <p class="poetry">and equity &#8211; every<n id="2" /> good<n id="3" /> way.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Listen, for I will speak excellent things,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my lips will utter<n id="2" /> what is right.p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="poetry">The way of the righteous is level,p> <p class="poetry">the path of the righteous that you make is straight.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Say among the nations, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> reigns!p> <p class="poetry">The world is established, it cannot be moved.p> <p class="poetry">He judges the nations fairly.&#8221;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">The king is strong;p> <p class="poetry">he loves justice.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you promote justice and equity in Jacob.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not look on the wine when it is red,p> <p class="poetry">when it sparkles<n id="1" /> in the cup,p> <p class="poetry">when it goes down smoothly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May your mouth<n id="1" /> be like the best wine,p> <p class="poetry">flowing smoothly for my beloved,p> <p class="poetry">gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>al-tashchethi> style;<n id="2" /> a prayer<n id="3" /> of David.p> <p class="poetry">Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions?<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Do you judge people<n id="5" /> fairly?p>

<p class="poetry">Draw me<n id="1" /> after you; let us hurry!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May the king<n id="3" /> bring<n id="4" /> me into his<n id="5" /> bedroom chambers!<n id="6" />p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Maidensi>b><n id="7" /> <b><i>to the Lover:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">We will<n id="8" /> rejoice and delight in you;<n id="9" />p> <p class="poetry">we will praise<n id="10" /> your love more than wine.p> <p class="poetry"><b><i>The Beloved to Her Lover:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">How rightly<n id="11" /> the young women<n id="12" /> adore you!p>

<p class="poetry">I have not spoken in secret,p> <p class="poetry">in some hidden place.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I did not tell Jacob&#8217;s descendants,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Seek me in vain!&#8217;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I am the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">the one who speaks honestly,p> <p class="poetry">who makes reliable announcements.<n id="3" />p>

I know, my God, that you examine thoughts<n id="1" /> and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives<n id="2" /> I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

<p class="poetry">The one who lives<n id="1" /> uprightly<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and speaks honestly;p> <p class="poetry">the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measuresp> <p class="poetry">and rejects a bribe;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the one who does not plot violent crimes<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and does not seek to harm others<n id="5" /> &#8211;p>

After some years have passed, they<n id="1" /> will form an alliance. Then the daughter<n id="2" /> of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power,<n id="3" /> nor will he continue<n id="4" /> in his strength.<n id="5" /> She, together with the one who brought her, her child,<n id="6" /> and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time.<n id="7" />p>