Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 (93-1) The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
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O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
2 (93-2) Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.
3 (93-3) How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?
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How long, O LORD ? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
4 (93-4) Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?
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How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?
5 (93-5) Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
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They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own.
6 (93-6) They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
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They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.
7 (93-7) And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
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“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”
8 (93-8) Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
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Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
9 (93-9) He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
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Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
10 (93-10) He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?
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He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
11 (93-11) The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
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The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!
12 (93-12) Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.
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Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions.
13 (93-13) That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
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You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
14 (93-14) For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
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The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.
15 (93-15) Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
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Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
16 (93-16) Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
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Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
17 (93-17) Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
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Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
18 (93-18) If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
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I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
19 (93-19) According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
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When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
20 (93-20) Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
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Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
21 (93-21) They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.
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They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 (93-22) But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.
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But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
23 (93-23) And he will render them their iniquity:and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.
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God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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