⁴ tn Heb “they refused to do מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat; justice). The noun may be an accusative of direct object “do justice” (so ASV) or an adverbial accusative of manner “act justly” or “act with justice” (so NASB).

² tn Heb “to turn away a man’s justice,” that is, the justice or equitable judgment he would receive. See the previous note regarding the “man.”

³ tn The emphatic particles in this sentence indicate that God will indeed give justice to the righteous.

¹ sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.

³ tn Heb “Should you not know justice?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you should!”

¹ tn Or “righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); cf. NAB “justice.”

¹ tn Or “righteousness” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “justice”; NLT “hope for deliverance.”

³ tn Heb “and my justice for a light to the nations I will cause to rest.”

³ tn Heb “But my justice is with the Lord, and my reward [or “wage”] with my God.”

¹ tn Heb “with justice” (so NAB) or “with righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

¹ sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice.

¹ tn Heb “the Lord does fairness, and [acts of] justice for all the oppressed.”

² tn Heb “your right hand is full of justice.” The “right hand” suggests activity and power.

¹ tn Heb “your justice I have not hidden in the midst of my heart.”

² tn Heb “I proclaim justice in the great assembly.” Though “justice” appears without a pronoun here, the Lord’s just acts are in view (see v. 10). His “justice” (צֶדֶק, tsedeq) is here the deliverance that originates in his justice; he protects and vindicates the one whose cause is just.

² tn Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”

¹ tn Or perhaps “settled disputes for” (cf. NLT “would hear cases there”; NRSV “administered justice there”).

² tn Heb “You shall not do injustice in judgment” (NASB similar); cf. NIV “do not pervert justice.”

⁵ tn Heb “turn aside.” They “turn aside” the needy by denying them the justice they deserve at the city gate (where legal decisions were made, and therefore where justice should be done).

¹ tn מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat), which refers to “justice” in the earlier verses, here refers to “justice from God,” or “vindication.” Because the people are unjust, God refuses to vindicate them before their enemies. See v. 11.