Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all evildoers from the city of the Lord.

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; ¹  from heaven the Lord will look toward earth, ² 

He executes judgment ¹  against ²  the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; ³  he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield. ⁴ 

Let all the kings of the earth give thanks ¹  to you, O Lord, when they hear the words you speak. ² 

my bones were not hidden from you, when ¹  I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. ² 

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, ¹  when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

When a country is rebellious ¹  it has many princes, ²  but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable ³  order is maintained. ⁴ 

the grave, ¹  the barren womb, ²  land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!” ³ 

Under three things the earth trembles, ¹  and under four things it cannot bear up:

The produce of the land is seized ¹  by all of them, even the king is served ²  by the fields. ³ 

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, ¹  and your princes feast at the proper time ²  – with self-control and not in drunkenness. ³ 

You will be broken, ¹  O nations; you will be shattered! ²  Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! ³ 

When one looks out over the land, he sees ¹  distress and darkness, gloom ²  and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land. ³ 

Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, ¹  from Sela in the desert ²  to the hill of Daughter Zion.

All you who live in the world, who reside on the earth, you will see a signal flag raised on the mountains; you will hear a trumpet being blown.

At that time there will be an altar for the Lord in the middle of the land of Egypt, as well as a sacred pillar ¹  dedicated to the Lord at its border.

Bring out some water for the thirsty. You who live in the land of Tema, bring some food for the fugitives.

Who planned this for royal Tyre, ¹  whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the dignitaries ²  of the earth?

The Lord who commands armies planned it – to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, ¹  to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth.