Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?

世人哪，你们默然不语，真合公义吗？施行审判，岂按正直吗？

你们缄默不语，真合公义吗？你们审判世人，岂按正直吗？

你们缄默不语，真合公义吗？你们审判世人，岂按正直吗？

你们做官长的主持公道吗？你们的审判公正吗？

掌权者啊！你们真的讲公义吗（本句或译：“你们默然不语，真的讲公义吗”）？你们真的按照正直审判世人吗？

掌权者啊，你们真的讲公义吗？你们真的以正直审判世人吗？

世人哪，你們默然不語，真合公義嗎？施行審判，豈按正直嗎？

你們緘默不語，真合公義嗎？你們審判世人，豈按正直嗎？

你們緘默不語，真合公義嗎？你們審判世人，豈按正直嗎？

你們做官長的主持公道嗎？你們的審判公正嗎？

掌權者啊！你們真的講公義嗎（本句或譯：“你們默然不語，真的講公義嗎”）？你們真的按照正直審判世人嗎？

掌權的啊，你們果真講公義麼？按正直審判人類麼？

掌權者啊，你們真的講公義嗎？你們真的以正直審判世人嗎？

世人歟、爾緘口豈公義、鞫人豈正直乎、

爾曹世人、言義伸冤、豈出誠慤兮。

士師乎、爾曹出言、果公義乎、願曹判斷世人、果按正直乎、

Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?

Are you rulers really fair when you speak? Do you judge people honestly?

Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

Justice— do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?

Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?

Do you indeed speak righteousness, you gods? Do you judge fairly, you sons of mankind?

Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?

Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in You. I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings until danger passes.

His delight will be in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes, He will not execute justice by what He hears with His ears,but He will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with discipline from His mouth, and He will kill the wicked with a command from His lips.Righteousness will be a belt around His loins; faithfulness will be a belt around His waist.

The Lord answered Moses,“ Bring Me 70 men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you.

God has taken His place in the divine assembly; He judges among the gods:“ How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

“ So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: officials for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

Deliver me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who rise up against me.

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach. When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin— the full Senate of the sons of Israel— and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

Then he said to the judges,“ Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.”

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel.

The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me,“ The one who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

“ The days are coming”— this is the Lord’s declaration—“ when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David. He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land.In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. This is what He will be named: Yahweh Our Righteousness.

“ Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

I said,“ You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.However, you will die like men and fall like any other ruler.”

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

God, give Your justice to the king and Your righteousness to the king’s son.He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted ones with justice.May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills, righteousness.May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.

When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.

Indeed, a king will reign righteously, and rulers will rule justly.