2 Hear, mountains, the lawsuit of the Lord!Hear, eternal foundations of the earth!The Lord has a lawsuit against his people;with Israel he will argue.
3 “My people, what did I ever do to you?How have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 I brought you up out of the land of Egypt;I redeemed you from the house of slavery.I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you.
5 My people, remember what Moab’s King Balak had planned,and how Balaam, Beor’s son, answered him!Remember everything from Shittim to Gilgal,that you might learn to recognize the righteous acts of the Lord!”
6 With what should I approach the Lordand bow down before God on high?Should I come before him with entirely burned offerings,with year-old calves?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with many torrents of oil?Should I give my oldest child for my crime;the fruit of my body for the sin of my spirit?
8 He has told you, human one, what is good andwhat the Lord requires from you:to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God.