12. We have done many wrong things against our God;our sins show we are wrong.We know we have turned against God;we know the evil things we have done:
13. sinning and rejecting the Lord,turning away from our God,planning to hurt others and to disobey God,planning and speaking lies.
14. So we have driven away justice,and we have kept away from what is right.Truth is not spoken in the streets;what is honest is not allowed to enter the city.
15. Truth cannot be found anywhere,and people who refuse to do evil are attacked.The Lord looked and could not find any justice,and he was displeased.
16. He could not find anyone to help the people,and he was surprised that there was no one to help.So he used his own power to save the people;his own goodness gave him strength.
17. He covered himself with goodness like armor.He put the helmet of salvation on his head.He put on his clothes for punishingand wrapped himself in the coat of his strong love.
18. The Lord will pay back his enemies for what they have done.He will show his anger to those who were against him;he will punish the people in faraway places as they deserve.