8 He will judge the inhabited earth* in righteousness;+

He will render righteous legal decisions for the nations.+

11 Faithfulness will sprout from the earth,

And righteousness will look down from the heavens.+

13 Righteousness will walk before him+

And make a path for his footsteps.

 2 Clouds and thick gloom are all around him;+

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.+

11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts

And as the garden makes what is sown in it sprout,

So will the Sovereign Lord Jehovah

Cause righteousness+ and praise to sprout+ before all the nations.