⁹ when you, God, rose up to judge,^(A)
    to save all the afflicted^(B) of the land.

⁵ Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.^(A)

⁴ but with righteousness^(A) he will judge the needy,^(B)
    with justice^(C) he will give decisions for the poor^(D) of the earth.
He will strike^(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(F)
    with the breath^(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(H)

⁷ The Lord reigns forever;^(A)
    he has established his throne^(B) for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness^(C)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(D)
9 The Lord is a refuge^(E) for the oppressed,^(F)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(G)

²⁸     and have grown fat^(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;^(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.^(C)

⁴ For the Lord takes delight^(A) in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.^(B)

² “How long will you^[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality^(A) to the wicked?^[b](B)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;^(C)
    uphold the cause of the poor^(D) and the oppressed.
⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵ “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.^(E)
    They walk about in darkness;^(F)
    all the foundations^(G) of the earth are shaken.