⁸ You found his heart ^(A)faithful before You,
And made a ^(B)covenant with him
To give the land of the Canaanites,
The Hittites, the Amorites,
The Perizzites, the Jebusites,
And the Girgashites—
To give it to his descendants.
You ^(C)have performed Your words,
For You are righteous.

^4 (A)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil ^(B)in Your sight—
^(C)That You may be found just ^[a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.

⁴ The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

¹⁶ From the ends of the earth we have heard songs:
“Glory to the righteous!”
But I said, ^[a]“I am ruined, ruined!
Woe to me!
^(A)The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”

12 Righteous ^(A)are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
^(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

^6 (A)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel ^(B)will dwell safely;
Now ^(C)this is His name by which He will be called: