² You say, “I choose the appointed time;^(C)
    it is I who judge with equity.^(D)
3 When the earth and all its people quake,^(E)
    it is I who hold its pillars^(F) firm.^[b]
4 To the arrogant^(G) I say, ‘Boast no more,’^(H)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.^[c](I)
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.^(J)’”

⁶ No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:^(K)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.^(L)
8 In the hand of the Lord is a cup
    full of foaming wine mixed^(M) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
    drink it down to its very dregs.^(N)

⁹ As for me, I will declare^(O) this forever;
    I will sing^(P) praise to the God of Jacob,^(Q)
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
    but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”^(R)

⁴ You are radiant with light,^(F)
    more majestic than mountains rich with game.
⁵ The valiant^(G) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;^(H)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
⁶ At your rebuke,^(I) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot^(J) lie still.

⁷ It is you alone who are to be feared.^(K)
    Who can stand^(L) before you when you are angry?^(M)
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared^(N) and was quiet—
⁹ when you, God, rose up to judge,^(O)
    to save all the afflicted^(P) of the land.
¹⁰ Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,^(Q)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.^[c]

¹¹ Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;^(R)
    let all the neighboring lands
    bring gifts^(S) to the One to be feared.
¹² He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

³ “But you—come here, you children of a sorceress,^(A)
    you offspring of adulterers^(B) and prostitutes!^(C)
4 Who are you mocking?
    At whom do you sneer
    and stick out your tongue?
Are you not a brood of rebels,^(D)
    the offspring of liars?
⁵ You burn with lust among the oaks^(E)
    and under every spreading tree;^(F)
you sacrifice your children^(G) in the ravines
    and under the overhanging crags.
⁶ The idols^(H) among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion;
    indeed, they are your lot.
Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings^(I)
    and offered grain offerings.
    In view of all this, should I relent?^(J)
7 You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill;^(K)
    there you went up to offer your sacrifices.^(L)
8 Behind your doors and your doorposts
    you have put your pagan symbols.
Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed,
    you climbed into it and opened it wide;
you made a pact with those whose beds you love,^(M)
    and you looked with lust on their naked bodies.^(N)
9 You went to Molek^[a](O) with olive oil
    and increased your perfumes.^(P)
You sent your ambassadors^[b](Q) far away;
    you descended to the very realm of the dead!^(R)
10 You wearied^(S) yourself by such going about,
    but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’^(T)
You found renewal of your strength,^(U)
    and so you did not faint.

¹¹ “Whom have you so dreaded and feared^(V)
    that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered^(W) me
    nor taken this to heart?^(X)
Is it not because I have long been silent^(Y)
    that you do not fear me?
¹² I will expose your righteousness and your works,^(Z)
    and they will not benefit you.
¹³ When you cry out^(AA) for help,
    let your collection of idols save^(AB) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow^(AC) them away.
But whoever takes refuge^(AD) in me
    will inherit the land^(AE)
    and possess my holy mountain.”^(AF)