O LORD God
, to whom vengeance
belongeth; O God
, to whom vengeance
belongeth, shew
thyself.
Lift up thyself, thou judge
of the earth
: render
a reward
to the proud
.
LORD, how long shall the wicked
, how long shall the wicked
triumph
?
How long shall they utter and speak
hard things
? and all the workers
of iniquity
boast
themselves?
They break in pieces thy people
, O LORD
, and afflict
thine heritage
.
They slay the widow
and the stranger
, and murder
the fatherless
.
Yet they say, The LORD
shall not see
, neither shall the God
of Jacob
regard
it .
Understand, ye brutish
among the people
: and ye fools
, when will ye be wise
?
He that planted the ear
, shall he not hear
? he that formed
the eye
, shall he not see
?
He that chastiseth the heathen
, shall not he correct
? he that teacheth
man
knowledge
, shall not he know ?
The LORD knoweth
the thoughts
of man
, that they are vanity
.
Blessed is the man
whom thou chastenest
, O LORD
, and teachest
him out of thy law
;
That thou mayest give him rest from the days
of adversity
, until the pit
be digged
for the wicked
.
For the LORD will not cast off
his people
, neither will he forsake
his inheritance
.
But judgment shall return
unto righteousness
: and all the upright
in heart
shall follow
it.
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers
? or who will stand up
for me against the workers
of iniquity
?
Unless the LORD
had been my help
, my soul
had almost
dwelt
in silence
.
When I said, My foot
slippeth
; thy mercy
, O LORD
, held me up
.
In the multitude of my thoughts
within
me thy comforts
delight
my soul
.
Shall the throne of iniquity
have fellowship
with thee, which frameth
mischief
by a law
?
They gather themselves together against the soul
of the righteous
, and condemn
the innocent
blood
.
But the LORD is my defence
; and my God
is the rock
of my refuge
.
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity
, and shall cut them off
in their own wickedness
; yea , the LORD
our God
shall cut them off
.