Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.
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The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
2 Be thou exalted, thou that judgest 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 How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?
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How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak so.
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They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5 They have afflicted thy people, O Lord, and hurt thine heritage.
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They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
6 They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.
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They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
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They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
8 Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length 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, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?
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Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
10 He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, even he that teaches man knowledge?
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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 men, that they are vain.
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The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man whomsoever thou shalt chasten, O Lord, and shalt 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 give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.
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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 until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause.
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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 transgressors? or who will stand up with 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 If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
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Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 If I said, My foot has been moved;
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When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
19 thy mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, thy consolation have soothed 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, which frames mischief by an ordinance?
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Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
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The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.
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But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.
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He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
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