¹³ before the Lord, for he is coming—
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with his faithfulness.^(A)

¹ Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!^(A)
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.^(B)

⁴ but he will judge the poor righteously^(A)
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with a scepter^[a] from his mouth,^(B)
and he will kill the wicked^(C)
with a command^[b] from his lips.^(D)