| 1 | O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth. | |
| 2 | Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. | |
| 3 | How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant? | |
| 4 | They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting. | |
| 5 | They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance. | |
| 6 | They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless. | |
| 7 | They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed." | |
| 8 | Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? | |
| 9 | Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? | |
| 10 | Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge? | |
| 11 | The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile. | |
| 12 | Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law; | |
| 13 | you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. | |
| 14 | For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. | |
| 15 | Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. | |
| 16 | Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? | |
| 17 | Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. | |
| 18 | When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me. | |
| 19 | When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. | |
| 20 | Can a corrupt throne be allied with you--one that brings on misery by its decrees? | |
| 21 | They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. | |
| 22 | But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. | |
| 23 | He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them. | |