¹⁰ So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

¹⁵ So will nations give him honour; kings will keep quiet because of him: for what had not been made clear to them they will see; and they will give their minds to what had not come to their ears.

⁹ As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.

¹² And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

¹⁰ Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

¹¹ Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

¹ <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

² How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

³ Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

⁴ Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

⁵ They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.

⁶ I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:

⁷ But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.

⁸ Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.

²³ And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.

³ And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.

¹⁰ And men from strange countries will be building up your walls, and their kings will be your servants: for in my wrath I sent punishment on you, but in my grace I have had mercy on you.

¹¹ Your doors will be open at all times; they will not be shut day or night; so that men may come into you with the wealth of the nations, with their kings at their head.

⁸ Undergo teaching, O Jerusalem, or my soul will be turned away from you, and I will make you a waste, an unpeopled land.