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