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17 For my eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor does their guilt escape my sight.(A) 18 I will at once repay them double for their crime and their sin because they profaned my land with the corpses of their detestable idols, and filled my heritage with their abominations.(B)

Conversion of the Nations

19 Lord, my strength, my fortress,
    my refuge in the day of distress!
To you nations will come
    from the ends of the earth, and say,
“Our ancestors inherited mere frauds,
    empty, worthless.”(C)

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B) 18 I will repay(C) them double(D) for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land(E) with the lifeless forms of their vile images(F) and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.(G)(H)

19 Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge(I) in time of distress,
to you the nations will come(J)
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,(K)
    worthless idols(L) that did them no good.(M)

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