4. Pay attention to me, my people!Listen to me, my people!For I will issue a decree,I will make my justice a light to the nations.
5. I am ready to vindicate,I am ready to deliver,I will establish justice among the nations.The coastlands wait patiently for me;they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.
6. Look up at the sky!Look at the earth below!For the sky will dissipate like smoke,and the earth will wear out like clothes;its residents will die like gnats.But the deliverance I give is permanent;the vindication I provide will not disappear.
7. Listen to me, you who know what is right,you people who are aware of my law!Don’t be afraid of the insults of men;don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!