9 You test all minds and hearts, O righteous God!
10 My shield is he who saves the upright heart.
11 A righteous judge, God judges righteously;
the wrath of God is burning ev’ry day.
12 God whets his sword if they do not repent;
he has his bow already strung and bent.
13 His deadly weapons he has now prepared,
and makes his arrows flame; he will not spare.
14 See how the wicked evil thoughts conceive,
pregnant with mischief, bringing forth deceit.
15 They make a pit, then fall in it themselves;
16 their vicious plans come down on their own heads.
17 I will give thanks to him who is the LORD
according to his perfect righteousness;
and I will sing to him forevermore.
I’ll praise his name; he is the LORD Most High.
– vv. 9-15 Trinity Psalter Hymnal, alt.;
vv. 16-17 Book of Psalms for Worship, alt.
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