TZADDI. Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, and upright {are} thy judgments.

{It is of} the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

O Lord, righteousness {belongeth} unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, {that are} near, and {that are} far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. {belongeth...: or, thou hast}

Howbeit thou {art} just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

Blessed {be} the LORD, who hath not given us {as} a prey to their teeth.

The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. {commandment: Heb. mouth}

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

O LORD God of Israel, thou {art} righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as {it is} this day: behold, we {are} before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD {is} righteous, and I and my people {are} wicked.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD {is} righteous.