The sonnet, inspired by Psalm 7:9, celebrates the triumph of the righteous over the wicked. It portrays God’s justice as all-seeing, testing hearts and minds, ensuring the downfall of evil and the establishment of the just. The poem exudes confidence in divine righteousness, depicting the wicked’s schemes as fleeting and the pure as enduring under God’s unwavering judgment. It concludes with a victorious call to the faithful to rejoice in God’s eternal justice.

Psalm 7:9 (KJV)
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

The wicked’s reign shall crumble, swift to dust,
Their schemes dissolve beneath God’s piercing gaze.
The righteous heart, in truth and honor thrust,
Shall rise, established firm through endless days.
No shadow hides from Him who tries the soul,
His justice weighs each thought, each secret aim.
The pure in heart ascend, their spirits whole,
While evil falters, consumed by its own flame.
Rejoice, ye just, for God your cause defends,
His righteous verdict echoes through the skies.
The reins of truth He holds, and never bends,
In Him, the faithful find their victory’s prize.
So sing, O saints, of triumph pure and bright,
God’s justice reigns, eternal, strong, and right.