⁶ Let God weigh me on the scales of justice,
    for he knows my integrity.

²⁷ Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.

⁸     The Lord judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O Lord,
    for I am innocent, O Most High!
⁹ End the evil of those who are wicked,
    and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
    O righteous God.

³ “Stop acting so proud and haughty!
    Don’t speak with such arrogance!
For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done;
    he will judge your actions.

⁷ But for those who are righteous,
    the way is not steep and rough.
You are a God who does what is right,
    and you smooth out the path ahead of them.

¹¹ The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
    he sets the standards for fairness.

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.

² Declare me innocent,
    for you see those who do right.

³ You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night.
    You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong.
    I am determined not to sin in what I say.