8. Let the Lord judge the peoples.Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,according to my integrity, O Most High.
9. Bring to an end the violence of the wickedand make the righteous secure –you, the righteous Godwho probes minds and hearts.
10. My shield is God Most High,who saves the upright in heart.
11. God is a righteous judge,a God who displays his wrath every day.
12. If he does not relent,he will sharpen his sword;he will bend and string his bow.
13. He has prepared his deadly weapons;he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14. Whoever is pregnant with evilconceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15. Whoever digs a hole and scoops it outfalls into the pit they have made.
16. The trouble they cause recoils on them;their violence comes down on their own heads.
17. I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.