11 All of us growl like bears,and like doves we moan.We expect justice, but there is none;we await salvation, but it is far from us.
12 Our rebellions are numerous in your presence;our sins testify against us.Our rebellions are with us;we’re aware of our guilt:
13 defying and denying the Lord, turning away from our God,planning oppression and revolt,muttering lying words conceived in our minds.
14 Justice is pushed aside;righteousness stands far off,because truth has stumbled in the public square,and honesty can’t enter.
15 Truth is missing;anyone turning from evil is plundered.The Lord looked and was upset at the absence of justice.
16 Seeing that there was no one,and astonished that no one would intervene,God’s arm brought victory,upheld by righteousness,
17 putting on righteousness as armorand a helmet of salvation on his head,putting on garments of vengeance,and wrapping himself in a cloak of zeal.