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Arrow 3 Perceive 2 Righteousness (Standard) Be (Or Show Oneself) Just Acquit Justice (Right) Righteousness (Act) Just Put Right With Make Righteous Deserved Justify (Vindicate) Justify Justly Justice Righteousness (Quality) Fairness (Integrity) Fairness (Justice)

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God Judges the Earth

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David.

ⓘ The administration of justice is a mark of...

The administration of justice is a mark of good government. God expects nothing less from his people. The psalmist condemns Israel’s leaders for abusing their power, and he calls on the Lord to rain down his curses upon the wicked. The demonstration of divine justice will reassure the godly that God is just.
ⓘ The administrators of justice were furthering their own...

The administrators of justice were furthering their own interests rather than those of the needy. The absence of justice gradually resulted in a violent society.
1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers?Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?2No, in your hearts you devise injustice;with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3The wicked are estranged from the womb;the liars go astray from birth.4Their venom is like the venom of a snake,like a cobra that shuts its ears,5refusing to hear the tune of the charmerwho skillfully weaves his spell.
6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths;O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.7May they vanishlike water that runs off;when they draw the bow,may their arrows be blunted.†8Like a slug that dissolves in its slime,like a woman’s stillborn child,may they never see the sun.
ⓘ God’s judgment will come suddenly. The certainty of...

God’s judgment will come suddenly. The certainty of vindication brings joy to the godly.
9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.10The righteous will rejoicewhen they see they are avenged;they will wash their feetin the blood of the wicked.11Then men will say,“There is surely a reward for the righteous!There is surely a God who judges the earth!”