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The LORD Implored to Avenge His People.
O LORD, God of vengeance,
God of vengeance, shine forth!
O LORD, God of vengeance,
God of vengeance, shine forth!
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!
Rise up, O Judge of the earth,
Render recompense to the proud.
Render recompense to the proud.
Rise up, O judge of the earth;
repay to the proud what they deserve!
repay to the proud what they deserve!
How long shall the wicked, O LORD,
How long shall the wicked exult?
How long shall the wicked exult?
O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?
how long shall the wicked exult?
They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
all the evildoers boast.
They crush Your people, O LORD,
And afflict Your heritage.
And afflict Your heritage.
They crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
and afflict your heritage.
They slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
And murder the orphans.
They kill the widow and the sojourner,
and murder the fatherless;
and murder the fatherless;
They have said, “The LORD does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?
And when will you understand, stupid ones?
Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
Fools, when will you be wise?
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?
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?
He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who teaches man knowledge?
Even He who teaches man knowledge?
He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who teaches man knowledge —
He who teaches man knowledge —
The LORD knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.
That they are a mere breath.
Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD,
And whom You teach out of Your law;
And whom You teach out of Your law;
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,
That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,
Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
to give him rest from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
For the LORD will not abandon His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
For the Lord will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
he will not abandon his heritage;
For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
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.
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?
Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?
Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
If the LORD had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
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.
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.
Your consolations delight my soul.
When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
your consolations cheer my soul.
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?
One which devises mischief by decree?
They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.
And condemn the innocent to death.
But the LORD has been my stronghold,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
And my God the rock of my refuge.
But the Lord has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
and my God the rock of my refuge.