⁴ May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

⁴ but ^(A)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
    and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall ^(B)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and ^(C)with the breath of his lips ^(D)he shall kill the wicked.

²     for ^(A)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^(B)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^(C)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

²⁴ And ^(A)in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
    and of ^(B)all who have been slain on earth.”

^20 (A)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    and you saints and ^(B)apostles and prophets,
for ^(C)God has given judgment for you against her!”

^6 (A)Pay her back as she herself has paid back others,
    and repay her ^(B)double for her deeds;
    mix a double portion for her ^(C)in the cup she mixed.
^7 (D)As she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
    so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
    ^(E)‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
    and mourning I shall never see.’
⁸ For this reason her plagues will come ^(F)in a single day,
    death and mourning and famine,
and ^(G)she will be burned up with fire;
    for ^(H)mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”