Responsum: On the Justification of [Divine] Judgment (Tsiduk ha-din)

According to the Talmud, certain biblical verses are to be recited after a person’s death, acknowledging God as a just judge. These verses are referred to as Tsiduk ha-din (The Justification of [Divine] Judgment, transliterated here as ṣidduq ha-din). This excerpt from a responsum by Rashi considers the custom of reciting this text, or some variant of it, either at the moment of death or at the funeral.