וַה' צְבָאוֹת שֹׁפֵט צֶדֶק בֹּחֵן כְּלָיוֹת וָלֵב אֶרְאֶה נִקְמָתְךָ מֵהֶם כִּי אֵלֶיךָ גִּלִּיתִי אֶת רִיבִי:
O LORD of Hosts, O just Judge, who test the thoughts and the mind, let me see Your retribution upon them, for I lay my case before You.
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the author of this verse asking for?
2. What does it mean that God tests the thoughts and the mind? How does this idea influence our understanding of social justice work?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)