Psalms of Solomon 9

1 When Israel was led away captive into a strange land, When they fell away from the Lord who redeemed them, They were cast away from the inheritance, which the Lord had given them. 2 Among every nation were the dispersed of Israel according to the word of God, That thou mightest be justified, O God, in thy righteousness by reason of our transgressions: For thou art a just judge over all the peoples of the earth. 3 For from thy knowledge none that doeth unjustly is hidden, And the righteous deeds of thy pious ones are before thee, O Lord; Where, then, can a man hide himself from thy knowledge, O God? 4 Our works are subject to our own choice and power, To do right or wrong in the works of our hands; And in thy righteousness thou visitest the sons of men. 5 He that doeth righteousness layeth up life for himself with the Lord; And he that doeth wrongly forfeiteth his life to destruction; For the judgments of the Lord are given in righteousness to every man and his house. 6 Unto whom art thou good, O God, except to them that call upon the Lord? He cleanseth from sins a soul when it maketh confession, when it maketh acknowledgement; For shame is upon us and upon our faces on account of all these things. 7 And to whom doth he forgive sins, except to them that have sinned? Thou blessest the righteous, and dost not reprove them for the sins that they have committed; And thy goodness is upon them that sin, when they repent. 8 And, now, thou art our God, and we the people whom thou hast loved: Behold and show pity, O God of Israel, for we are thine; And remove not thy mercy from us, lest they assail us. 9 For thou didst choose the seed of Abraham before all the nations, And didst set thy name upon us, O Lord, And thou wilt not reject us forever. 10 Thou madest a covenant with our fathers concerning us; And we hope in thee, when our soul turneth unto thee. 11 The mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel forever and ever.