O LORD, God of 1 avengeance, God of 1vengeance, 2 bshine forth!
2aRise up, O bJudge of the earth, Render recompense cto the proud.
3How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the awicked exult?
4They pour forth words, they aspeak arrogantly; All who do wickedness bvaunt themselves.
5They acrush Your people, O LORD, And bafflict Your heritage.
6They aslay the widow and the 1stranger And murder the orphans.
7aThey have said, " 1The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed."
8Pay heed, you asenseless among the people; And when will you understand, astupid ones?
9He who aplanted the ear, 1does He not hear? He who formed the eye, 1does He not see?
10He who 1 achastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who bteaches man knowledge?
11The LORD aknows the thoughts of man, 1That they are a mere breath.
12Blessed is the man whom aYou chasten, O 1LORD, And bwhom You teach out of Your law;
13That You may grant him arelief from the bdays of adversity, Until ca pit is dug for the wicked.
14For athe LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He bforsake His inheritance.
15For 1 ajudgment 2will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart 3will follow it.
16Who will astand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me bagainst those who do wickedness?
17If athe LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18If I should say, " aMy foot has slipped," Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
19When my anxious thoughts 1multiply within me, Your aconsolations delight my soul.
20Can a 1 athrone of destruction be allied with You, One bwhich devises 2mischief by decree?
21They aband themselves together against the 1life of the righteous And bcondemn 2the innocent to death.
22But the LORD has been my astronghold, And my God the brock of my refuge.
23He has abrought back their wickedness upon them And will 1 bdestroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will 1destroy them.