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1 The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
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Lord, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!
2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
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You are the judge of us all; rise and give the proud what they deserve!
3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
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How much longer will the wicked be glad? How much longer, Lord?
4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
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How much longer will criminals be proud and boast about their crimes?
5 They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance.
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They crush your people, Lord; they oppress those who belong to you.
6 They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
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They kill widows and orphans, and murder the strangers who live in our land.
7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
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They say, "The Lord does not see us; the God of Israel does not notice."
8 Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
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My people, how can you be such stupid fools? When will you ever learn?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
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God made our ears - can't he hear? He made our eyes - can't he see?
10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
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He scolds the nations - won't he punish them? He is the teacher of us all - hasn't he any knowledge?
11 The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
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The Lord knows what we think; he knows how senseless our reasoning is.
12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law;
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Lord, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law!
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
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You give them rest from days of trouble until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
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The Lord will not abandon his people; he will not desert those who belong to him.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Justice will again be found in the courts, and all righteous people will support it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
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Who stood up for me against the wicked? Who took my side against the evildoers?
17 Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
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If the Lord had not helped me, I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
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I said, "I am falling"; but your constant love, O Lord, held me up.
19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
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Whenever I am anxious and worried, you comfort me and make me glad.
20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
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You have nothing to do with corrupt judges, who make injustice legal,
21 The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
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who plot against good people and sentence the innocent to death.
22 But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
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But the Lord defends me; my God protects me.
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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He will punish them for their wickedness and destroy them for their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.