King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. | 1LORD, God of vengeance--God of vengeance, shine! |
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. | 2Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve. |
3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? | 3LORD, how long will the wicked--how long will the wicked celebrate? |
4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? | 4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. |
5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. | 5LORD, they crush your people; they oppress your heritage. |
6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. | 6They kill the widow and the resident alien and murder the fatherless. |
7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. | 7They say, "The LORD doesn't see it. The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention." |
8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? | 8Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise? |
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? | 9Can the one who shaped the ear not hear, the one who formed the eye not see? |
10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? | 10The one who instructs nations, the one who teaches mankind knowledge--does he not discipline? |
11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. | 11The LORD knows the thoughts of mankind; they are futile. |
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; | 12LORD, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law |
13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. | 13to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked. |
14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. | 14The LORD will not leave his people or abandon his heritage, |
15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. | 15for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? | 16Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? |
17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. | 17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death. |
18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. | 18If I say, "My foot is slipping," your faithful love will support me, LORD. |
19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | 19When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy. |
20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? | 20Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws? |
21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. | 21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
22But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. | 22But the LORD is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection. |
23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. | 23He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The LORD our God will destroy them. |
King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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