For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.

And I said, “This is my grief,
That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

For He established a testimony (a specific precept) in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should teach to their children [the great facts of God’s transactions with Israel],

God says, "At the appointed times, I judge fairly.