“The meek shall obtain fresh joy
In Yahweh.
The neediest people shall exult
In the Holy One of Israel.
The tyrant shall be no more.
The scoffer will cease to be.
All those alert to do evil
Shall be cut off.
All those who cause a person to lose a lawsuit
Shall be cut off.
All those who set a trap for the arbiter at the gate
Shall be cut off.
All those who without grounds
Deny justice to the one in the right
Shall be cut off.”
The meek and the needy will be rewarded. They will find joy in the Lord and exult in the Holy One of Israel, God. The tyrants and the scoffers will cease to exist. Those doing evil will be cut off. If you cause a person to lose a lawsuit or set a trap for the judge at the gate, you will be cut off. If you deny justice to a person who was right, you will be cut off. This warning is strong. Do not take advantage of meek and needy people.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 