<t /><p class="poetry">Listen to what the <sc>Lordsc> says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Get up! Defend yourself<n id="1" /> before the mountains!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Present your case before the hills!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">But I will keep watching for the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">I will wait for the God who delivers me.p> <p class="poetry">My God will hear my lament.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will angrily seek vengeancep> <p class="poetry">on the nations that do not obey me.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Listen! The <sc>Lordsc> is calling<n id="1" /> to the city!p> <p class="poetry">It is wise to respect your authority, O <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Listen, all you nations!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The sovereign <sc>Lordsc> will testify<n id="3" /> against you;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> will accuse you<n id="4" /> from his majestic palace.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">I said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Listen, you leaders<n id="1" /> of Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">you rulers of the nation<n id="2" /> of Israel!p> <p class="poetry">You ought to know what is just,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Listen to this, you leaders of the family<n id="1" /> of Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">you rulers of the nation<n id="2" /> of Israel!p> <p class="poetry">You<n id="3" /> hate justicep> <p class="poetry">and pervert all that is right.p>

<p class="poetry">Hear the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s accusation, you mountains,p> <p class="poetry">you enduring foundations of the earth!p> <p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc> has a case against his people;p> <p class="poetry">he has a dispute with Israel!<n id="1" />p>