¹⁰ Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

¹⁵ so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.

⁹ Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, And the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

¹² The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.

¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

¹¹ Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

¹ > God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

² "How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.

³ "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

⁴ Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

⁵ They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶ I said, "You are gods, All of you are sons of the Most High.

⁷ Nevertheless you shall die like men, And fall like one of the rulers."

⁸ Arise, God, judge the earth, For you inherit all of the nations.

²³ Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.

³ Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

¹⁰ Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you.

¹¹ Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.

⁸ Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you; lest I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited.