And Saraisaidto Abram,"May the wrongdone me be upon you. I gavemy maidinto your arms,but when she sawthat she had conceived,I was despisedin her sight.May the LORDjudgebetweenyou and me."
He wentin to Hagar,and she conceived;and when she sawthat she had conceived,her mistresswas despisedin her sight.
"The Godof Abrahamand the Godof Nahor,the Godof their father,judgebetweenus." So Jacobsworeby the fearof his fatherIsaac.
Thus Joashthe kingdid not rememberthe kindnesswhichhis fatherJehoiadahad shownhim, but he murderedhis son.And as he diedhe said,"May the LORDseeand avenge!"
Stirup Yourself, and awaketo my rightAnd to my cause,my Godand my Lord.
Vindicateme, O God,and pleadmy caseagainstan ungodlynation;O deliverme from the deceitfuland unjustman!
The LORDjudgesthe peoples;Vindicateme, O LORD,according to my righteousnessand my integritythat is in me.
They saidto them, "May the LORDlookupon you and judge[you], for you have madeus odiousin Pharaoh'ssightand in the sightof his servants,to puta swordin their handto killus."
"May the violence[done] to me and to my fleshbe upon Babylon,"The inhabitantof Zionwill say;And, "May my bloodbe upon the inhabitantsof Chaldea,"Jerusalemwill say.
I therefore have not sinnedagainst you, but you are doingme wrongby makingwaragainst me; may the LORD,the Judge,judgetodaybetweenthe sonsof Israeland the sonsof Ammon.'"
When Davidhad finishedspeakingthesewordsto Saul,Saulsaid,"Is thisyour voice,my sonDavid?"Then Saulliftedup his voiceand wept.
