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.
18 God will repay according to their actions:wrath to his foes, retribution to enemies,retribution to the coastlands,
19 so those in the west will fear the Lord’s name,and those in the east will fear God’s glory.It will come like a rushing riverthat the Lord’s wind drives on.