8. The Lord judges the peoples; vindicate me, Lord,according to my righteousness and my integrity.
9. Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The One who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.
10. My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11. God is a righteous judgeand a God who shows His wrath every day.
12. If anyone does not repent,God will sharpen His sword; He has strung His bow and made it ready.
13. He has prepared His deadly weapons;He tips His arrows with fire.
14. See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
15. He dug a pit and hollowed it outbut fell into the hole he had made.
16. His trouble comes back on his own head,and his violence falls on the top of his head.
17. I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.