Vindicate me before you—for you see what is right.
But the Lord will not let them fall into the hands of the wicked, and he will not let those who do good be condemned when they are put on trial.
He will make your vindication shine like a light, the rightness of your cause like the noonday sun.
Even so you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ People of Israel, listen to me! Is it what I'm doing that isn't right? Isn't it what you're doing that isn't right?
But the people of Israel say, ‘The Lord's way isn't right.’ Are my ways unfair, people of Israel? Isn't it your ways that aren't fair?
However, your people are complaining, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ But it's what they're doing that isn't right.
So how can you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right’? Well, I'm going to judge each of you depending on what you've done, people of Israel.”
Now to him who can keep you from falling, and who can bring you into his glorious presence without fault, and with great joy,
