Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness, And do not let them rejoice over me.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely there is a God who judges on earth!”
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. Selah.
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice.
“When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity.
But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another.
A Psalm of Asaph. God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.
How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Arise, O God, judge the earth! For it is You who possesses all the nations.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud.
Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.”
Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with equity.
When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, And let his prayer become sin.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.
He will judge among the nations, He will fill them with corpses, He will shatter the chief men over a broad country.
For the LORD will judge His people And will have compassion on His servants.
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
“By me princes rule, and nobles, All who judge rightly.
If a king judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man,” for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.
“Then I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning; After that you will be called the city of righteousness, A faithful city.”
And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.
The mighty man and the warrior, The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder,
The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.
“And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge between Me and My vineyard.
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
A throne will even be established in lovingkindness, And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David; Moreover, he will seek justice And be prompt in righteousness.
For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us--
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing, Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
“My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly.
But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, Who tries the feelings and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You have I committed my cause.
O LORD, You have seen my oppression; Judge my case.
Now the end is upon you, and I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and bring all your abominations upon you.
Now I will shortly pour out My wrath on you and spend My anger against you; judge you according to your ways and bring on you all your abominations.
The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with horror, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. According to their conduct I will deal with them, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the LORD.’”
You will fall by the sword. I will judge you to the border of Israel; so you shall know that I am the LORD.
This city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be flesh in the midst of it, but I will judge you to the border of Israel.
Thus I will judge you like women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.
“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.
Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Make them know the abominations of their fathers;
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