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1 (93-1) The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
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1 O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.
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2 (93-2) Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
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3 (93-3) How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?
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3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
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4 (93-4) Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?
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4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
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5 (93-5) Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
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5 They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
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6 (93-6) They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
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6 They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.
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7 (93-7) And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
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7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed."
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8 (93-8) Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
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8 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
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9 (93-9) He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
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9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
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10 (93-10) He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?
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10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?
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11 (93-11) The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
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11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.
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12 (93-12) Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.
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12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law;
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13 (93-13) That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
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13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
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14 (93-14) For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
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14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
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15 (93-15) Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
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15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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16 (93-16) Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
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16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
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17 (93-17) Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
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17 Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
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18 (93-18) If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
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18 When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me.
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19 (93-19) According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
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19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.
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20 (93-20) Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
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20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you-- one that brings on misery by its decrees?
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21 (93-21) They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.
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21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
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22 (93-22) But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.
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22 But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
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23 (93-23) And he will render them their iniquity:and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.
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23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
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