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The Lord Will Not Forsake His People
O Lord, God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, shine forth!
O Lord, God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, shine forth!
O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
Rise up, O judge of the earth;
repay to the proud what they deserve!
repay to the proud what they deserve!
Arise, O Judge of the earth.
Give the proud what they deserve.
Give the proud what they deserve.
O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?
how long shall the wicked exult?
How long, O LORD?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
all the evildoers boast.
How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?
How long will these evil people boast?
They crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
and afflict your heritage.
They crush your people, LORD,
hurting those you claim as your own.
hurting those you claim as your own.
They kill the widow and the sojourner,
and murder the fatherless;
and murder the fatherless;
They kill widows and foreigners
and murder orphans.
and murder orphans.
and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
Fools, when will you be wise?
Think again, you fools!
When will you finally catch on?
When will you finally catch on?
He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
Is he deaf — the one who made your ears?
Is he blind — the one who formed your eyes?
Is he blind — the one who formed your eyes?
He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who teaches man knowledge —
He who teaches man knowledge —
He punishes the nations — won’t he also punish you?
He knows everything — doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
He knows everything — doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
The LORD knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!
he knows they are worthless!
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
and whom you teach out of your law,
Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.
those you teach with your instructions.
to give him rest from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
You give them relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
For the Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
he will not abandon his heritage;
The LORD will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession.
he will not abandon his special possession.
for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Judgment will again be founded on justice,
and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
Who will protect me from the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
Unless the LORD had helped me,
I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
your consolations cheer my soul.
When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side —
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
and condemn the innocent to death.
But the Lord has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
and my God the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD is my fortress;
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.