[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.
