| 1 | O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs--O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! | |
| 2 | Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud. | |
| 3 | LORD, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph? | |
| 4 | They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. | |
| 5 | They break in pieces Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage. | |
| 6 | They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless. | |
| 7 | Yet they say, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand." | |
| 8 | Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise? | |
| 9 | He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? | |
| 10 | He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge? | |
| 11 | The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile. | |
| 12 | Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O LORD, And teach out of Your law, | |
| 13 | That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked. | |
| 14 | For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. | |
| 15 | But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it. | |
| 16 | Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? | |
| 17 | Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence. | |
| 18 | If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up. | |
| 19 | In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. | |
| 20 | Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You? | |
| 21 | They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood. | |
| 22 | But the LORD has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge. | |
| 23 | He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them off. | |