2 You say, “I choose the appointed time;

it is I who judge with equity.

3 When the earth and all its people quake,

it is I who hold its pillars firm.

2 When I shall receive the congregation

I will judge uprightly.

3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:

I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

2 God says, “At the time I have planned,

I will bring justice against the wicked.

3 When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil,

I am the one who keeps its foundations firm.

Interlude

2 “When I choose the proper time,

I will judge uprightly.

3 The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;

I set up its pillars firmly.

Selah

2 You say, “I set the time for trial,

and I will judge fairly.

3 The earth with all its people may shake,

but I am the one who holds it steady.

Selah

2 When I shall find the set time,

I will judge uprightly.

3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:

I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

2 When I shall receive the assembly, I will judge with equity. 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have established its pillars. Selah.

2 When I choose the right time, 

I will judge fairly. 

3 When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt, 

I will make its foundations as solid as rock. 

Selah 

2 “When I choose a time,

I will judge fairly.

3 When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,

I am the One who steadies its pillars. Selah

2 At the set time that I appoint

I will judge with equity.

3 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants,

it is I who keep its pillars steady. Selah

2 “I will indeed set an appointed time;

I will judge fairly.

3 The earth and all its inhabitants are shaking;

I steady its columns. Selah

2 You say, “I choose the appointed time to judge people.

And I judge them fairly.

3 When the earth and all of its people tremble,

I keep everything from falling to pieces. Selah

2 “When I select an appointed time,

It is I who judge with equity.

3 “The earth and all who dwell in it melt;

It is I who have firmly set its pillars.

Selah.