Psalm of Solomon - For proof (#9)

9: 1 - 11 (translated by R.B. Wright, 1985)
When Israel was taken into exile to a foreign country,
when they neglected the Lord, who had redeemed them,
They were expelled from the inheritance which the Lord had given them.
The dispersion of Israel (was) among every nation, according to the saying of God;
That Your righteousness might be proven right, O God, in our lawless actions.
For You are a righteous judge over all the peoples of the earth.
For none that do evil shall be hidden from Your knowledge,
and the righteousness of Your devout is before You, Lord.
Where, then will a person hide himself from Your knowledge, O God?
Our works (are) in the choosing and power of our souls,
to do right and wrong in the works of our hands,
and in Your righteousness You oversee human beings.
The one who does right saves up life for himself with the Lord,
and the one who does what is wrong causes his own life to be destroyed;
for the Lord's righteous judgments are according to the individual and the household.
To whom will You be good, O God, except to those who call upon the Lord?
He will cleanse from sins the soul in confessing, in restoring,
so that for all these things the same is on us,
and (it show) on our faces.
And whose sins will He forgive except those who have sinned?
You bless the righteous, and do not accuse them for what they sinned.
And Your goodness is upon those that sin, when they repent.
And now, You are God and we are the people whom You have loved;
look and be compassionate, O God of Israel, for we are Yours,
and do not take away Your mercy from us, lest they set upon us.
For You chose the descendants of Abraham above all the nations,
and You put your name upon us, Lord,
and it will not cease forever.
You made a covenant with our ancestors concerning us,
and we hope in You when we turn our souls toward You.
May the mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel forevermore.