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1 O LORD, thou God of vengeance, thou God of vengeance, shine forth!
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1 O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.
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2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; render to the proud their deserts!
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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 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
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3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
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4 They pour out their arrogant words, they boast, all the evildoers.
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4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
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5 They crush thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.
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5 They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
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6 They slay the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
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6 They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.
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7 and they say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive."
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7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed."
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8 Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
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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 He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
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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 He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise? He who teaches men 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 the LORD, knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.
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11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.
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12 Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O LORD, and whom thou dost teach 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 to give him respite from days of trouble, until a pit is 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 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
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14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
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15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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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 Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
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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 If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
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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 When I thought, "My foot slips," thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
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18 When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me.
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19 When the cares of my heart are many, thy consolations cheer 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 Can wicked rulers be allied with thee, who frame mischief by statute?
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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 They band together against the life of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death.
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21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
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22 But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.
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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 He 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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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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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
