¹³ The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people.^(A)

Rise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
² Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit,^(A)
you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth,^(B)
because the Lord has a case against His people,^(C)
and He will argue it against Israel.
³ My people,^(D) what have I done to you,^(E)
or how have I wearied you?^(F)
Testify against Me!
⁴ Indeed, I brought you up^(G) from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you^(H) from that place of slavery.^(I)
I sent Moses,^(J) Aaron, and Miriam^(K) ahead of you.
⁵ My people,
remember what Balak king of Moab^(L) proposed,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,^(M)
and what happened from the Acacia Grove^[a](N) to Gilgal^(O)
so that you may acknowledge
the Lord’s righteous acts.^(P)

⁶ What should I bring before the Lord^(Q)
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,^(R)
with year-old calves?
⁷ Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams^(S)
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,^(T)
the child of my body for my own sin?

⁸ Mankind, He has told you what is good^(U)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:^(V)
to act justly,^(W)
to love faithfulness,^(X)
and to walk humbly with your God.^(Y)