⁷ For the Lord is righteous,^(A)
    he loves justice;^(B)
    the upright^(C) will see his face.^(D)

¹⁷ Learn to do right;^(A) seek justice.^(B)
    Defend the oppressed.^[a](C)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;^(D)
    plead the case of the widow.^(E)

¹⁶ But the Lord Almighty will be exalted^(A) by his justice,^(B)
    and the holy God will be proved holy^(C) by his righteous acts.