<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">He will give discernment to the one who makes judicial decisions,p> <p class="poetry">and strength to those who defend the city from attackers.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;These are the decisions that you will set before them:p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

He then presented the burnt offering, and did it according to the standard regulation.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">So Moses brought their case before the <sc>Lordsc>.

<p class="poetry">He is the <sc>Lordsc> our God;p> <p class="poetry">he carries out judgment throughout the earth.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Is it because of your piety<n id="1" /> that he rebukes youp> <p class="poetry">and goes to judgment with you?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I would lay out my case<n id="1" /> before himp> <p class="poetry">and fill my mouth with arguments.p>

<p class="poetry">I put on righteousness and it clothed me,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my just dealing<n id="2" /> was like a robe and a turban;p>

<p class="poetry">It is not the aged<n id="1" /> who are wise,p> <p class="poetry">nor old men who understand what is right.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Do you think this to be<n id="1" /> just:p> <p class="poetry">when<n id="2" /> you say, &#8216;My right before God.&#8217;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He does not allow the wicked to live,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but he gives justice to the poor.p>

<p class="poetry">But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked,p> <p class="poetry">judgment and justice take hold of you.p>

<p class="poetry">Would you indeed annul<n id="1" /> my justice?p> <p class="poetry">Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?p>

<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">May he show<n id="1" /> the humble what is right!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May he teach<n id="3" /> the humble his way!p>

<p class="poetry">Rouse yourself, wake up<n id="1" /> and vindicate me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">My God and Lord, defend my just cause!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will vindicate you in broad daylight,p> <p class="poetry">and publicly defend your just cause.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then he will judge<n id="1" /> your people fairly,p> <p class="poetry">and your oppressed ones<n id="2" /> equitably.p>