¹⁴ What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

³² For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

¹⁹ Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

² And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

¹³ For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.

⁴ The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.

⁷ The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.

³ And what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the destruction which is coming from far? to whom will you go for help, and what will become of your glory?

² Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.

⁹ When God took his place as judge, for the salvation of the poor on the earth. (Selah.)

²¹ Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.

¹² Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.

¹³ Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

¹⁴ You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

¹⁵ Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

¹⁹ Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.

¹² When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

⁶ Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

² I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.

¹³ For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.