Day after day I will destroy the wicked in our land; I will expel all who are evil from the city of the Lord.
He will break the power of the wicked, but the power of the righteous will be increased.
Kings cannot tolerate evil, because justice is what makes a government strong.
The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
We have heard what God has done, and now we have seen it in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty; he will keep the city safe forever.
Listen to me, you rulers of Israel, you that hate justice and turn right into wrong.
The people of Israel will not remain in the Lord's land, but will have to go back to Egypt and will have to eat forbidden food in Assyria.
A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.
Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful; the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.
There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the sacred house of the Most High.
But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tells lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of the living will enter the city.
You have made me as strong as a wild ox; you have blessed me with happiness.