7 Let the assembly of peoples gather around you;ac

take your seat on high over it.ad

8 The Lord judges the peoples;ae

vindicate me, Lord,

according to my righteousness and my integrity.af

9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,ag

but establish the righteous.ah

The one who examines the thoughts and emotionsE

is a righteous God.ai

10 My shield is with God,aj

who saves the upright in heart.ak

11 God is a righteous judge

and a God who shows his wrath every day.al

12 If anyone does not repent,

he will sharpen his sword;am

he has strung his bow and made it ready.an

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he tips his arrows with fire.ao