7. Gather the nations before you.Rule over them from on high.
8. The lord judges the nations.Declare me righteous, O lord,for I am innocent, O Most High!
9. End the evil of those who are wicked,and defend the righteous.For you look deep within the mind and heart,O righteous God.
10. God is my shield,saving those whose hearts are true and right.
11. God is an honest judge.He is angry with the wicked every day.
12. If a person does not repent,God will sharpen his sword;he will bend and string his bow.
13. He will prepare his deadly weaponsand shoot his flaming arrows.
14. The wicked conceive evil;they are pregnant with troubleand give birth to lies.
15. They dig a deep pit to trap others,then fall into it themselves.
16. The trouble they make for others backfires on them.The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
17. I will thank the lord because he is just;I will sing praise to the name of the lord Most High.