Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show thyself.
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The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
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How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 <em>How long</em> shall they utter <em>and</em> speak hard things? <em>and</em> all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
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They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.
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They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger and murder the fatherless.
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They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, JAH shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard <em>it</em>.
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They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
8 Understand, ye carnal <em>ones</em> among the people, and, <em>ye</em> fools, when will ye be wise?
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Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
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Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
10 He that chastens the Gentiles, shall he not correct? he that teaches man knowledge, <em>shall not he know</em>?
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Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they <em>are</em> vanity.
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The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
12 Blessed <em>is</em> the man whom thou dost chasten, O JAH, and teach him out of thy law,
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Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law;
13 to cause him to rest in the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
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you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
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For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 But the judgment shall be returned unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
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Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? <em>or</em> who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
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Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17 Unless the LORD <em>had been</em> my help, my soul would have quickly dwelt <em>with</em> the dead.
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Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 When I said, My foot slips, thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.
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When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, who creates toil under <em>the guise of</em> law?
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Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They gather <em>themselves together</em> as an army against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.
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The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the LORD is my refuge, and my God <em>is</em> the rock of my trust.
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But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; <em>yea</em>, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
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He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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