ישיעה כו:ח-י
אַף אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ ה' קִוִּינוּךָ לְשִׁמְךָ וּלְזִכְרְךָ תַּאֲוַת נָפֶשׁ: נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִיךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל: יֻחַן רָשָׁע בַּל לָמַד צֶדֶק בְּאֶרֶץ נְכֹחוֹת יְעַוֵּל וּבַל יִרְאֶה גֵּאוּת ה':
For Your just ways, O LORD, we look to You; we long for the name by which You are called. At night I yearn for You with all my being, I seek You with all the spirit within me. For when Your judgments are wrought on earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. But when the scoundrel is spared, she learns not righteousness; in a place of integrity, he does wrong -- he ignores the majesty of the LORD.
[JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why do we seek God?
2. Who today is the executor of judgment? Why do we choose to trust their judgment?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)