• The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

  • 1 Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
  • 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth, Pay back retribution to the proud.
  • 3 How long, Lord, shall the wicked— How long shall the wicked triumph?
  • 4 They pour out words, they speak arrogantly; All who do injustice boast.
  • 5 They crush Your people, Lord, And afflict Your inheritance.
  • 6 They kill the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans.
  • 7 They have said, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”
  • 8 Pay attention, you stupid ones among the people; And when will you understand, foolish ones?
  • 9 He who planted the ear, does He not hear? Or He who formed the eye, does He not see?
  • 10 He who disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke, He who teaches mankind knowledge?
  • 11 The Lord knows human thoughts, That they are mere breath.
  • 12 Blessed is the man whom You discipline, Lord, And whom You teach from Your Law,
  • 13 So that You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  • 14 For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.
  • 15 For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
  • 16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do injustice?
  • 17 If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
  • 18 If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
  • 19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul.
  • 20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
  • 21 They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
  • 22 But the Lord has been my refuge, And my God the rock of my refuge.
  • 23 He has brought back their injustice upon them, And He will destroy them in their evil; The Lord our God will destroy them.