1  Hear what the Lord says:

Arise, plead your case before the mountains,

and let the hills hear your voice.

2  ^sHear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,

and you enduring foundations of the earth,

for ^tthe Lord has an indictment against his people,

and he will contend with Israel.

3  “O my people, what have I done to you?

^uHow have I wearied you? Answer me!

4  For ^vI brought you up from the land of Egypt

and redeemed you from the house of slavery,

and I sent before you Moses,

Aaron, and ^wMiriam.

5  O my people, remember ^xwhat Balak king of Moab devised,

and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,

and what happened from ^yShittim to ^zGilgal,

that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

6  “With what shall I come before the Lord,

and bow myself before God on high?

^aShall I come before him with burnt offerings,

with calves a year old?

7  Will the Lord be pleased with¹ thousands of rams,

with ten thousands of rivers of oil?

Shall I give my ^bfirstborn for my transgression,

the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”

8  He has told you, O man, what is good;

and ^cwhat does the Lord require of you

but to do ^djustice, and to love kindness,²

and to walk humbly with your God?