New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs-- O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
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LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, You God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
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Rise up, you judge of the eretz. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 Lord, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?
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LORD, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?
4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
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They pour out arrogant words. All the evil-doers boast.
5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord, And afflict Your heritage.
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They break your people in pieces, LORD, And afflict your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
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They kill the widow and the alien, And murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, "The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand."
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They say, "The LORD will not see, Neither will Ya`akov's God consider."
8 Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
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Consider, you senseless among the people; You fools, when will you be wise?
9 He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
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He who implanted the ear, won't he hear? He who formed the eye, won't he see?
10 He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge?
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He who disciplines the nations, won't he punish? He who teaches man knows.
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.
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The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,
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Blessed is the man whom you discipline, the LORD, And teach out of your law;
13 That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
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That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
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For the LORD won't reject his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
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For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? 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 stand up for me against the evil-doers?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence.
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Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul would have soon lived in silence.
18 If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
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When I said, "My foot is slipping!" Your lovingkindness, LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
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In the multitude of my thoughts within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
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Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, Which brings about mischief by statute?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
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They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.
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But the LORD has been my high tower, My God, the rock of my refuge.
23 He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The Lord our God shall cut them off.
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He has brought on them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness. The LORD, our God, will cut them off.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.