English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! | 1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! |
2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! | 2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! |
3O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? | 3O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? |
4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. | 4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. |
5They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage. | 5They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage. |
6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; | 6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; |
7and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” | 7and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” |
8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? | 8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? |
9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? | 9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? |
10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— | 10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— |
11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. | 11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. |
12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law, | 12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law, |
13to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. | 13to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. |
14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; | 14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; |
15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. | 15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
16Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? | 16Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? |
17If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. | 17If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. |
18When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. | 18When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. |
19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. | 19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? | 20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? |
21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. | 21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
22But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. | 22But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. |
23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out. | 23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out. |
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