⁸ Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,
    for all the nations belong to you.

“The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ,^[a]
    and he will reign forever and ever.”

⁸ Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
    the whole earth as your possession.

¹³ before the Lord, for he is coming!
    He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice,
    and the nations with his truth.

¹³ You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem^[a]—
    and now is the time to pity her,
    now is the time you promised to help.

²⁸ For royal power belongs to the Lord.
    He rules all the nations.

⁸ Therefore, be patient,” says the Lord.
    “Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations.
For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth
    and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them.
All the earth will be devoured
    by the fire of my jealousy.

⁷ As for me, I look to the Lord for help.
    I wait confidently for God to save me,
    and my God will certainly hear me.

²⁶ Rise up! Help us!
    Ransom us because of your unfailing love.

⁵ The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,
    and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
    as they have longed for me to do.”