| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth! | 1 LORD, God of vengeance-- God of vengeance, appear. |
| 2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve. | 2Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve. |
| 3How long, O LORD? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat? | 3 LORD, how long will the wicked-- how long will the wicked gloat? |
| 4How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast? | 4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. |
| 5They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own. | 5 LORD, they crush Your people; they afflict Your heritage. |
| 6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans. | 6They kill the widow and the foreigner and murder the fatherless. |
| 7“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.” | 7They say, "The LORD doesn't see it. The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention." |
| 8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? | 8Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise? |
| 9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes? | 9Can the One who shaped the ear not hear, the One who formed the eye not see? |
| 10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing? | 10The One who instructs nations, the One who teaches man knowledge-- does He not discipline? |
| 11The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless! | 11The LORD knows man's thoughts; they are meaningless. |
| 12Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions. | 12 LORD, happy is the man You discipline and teach from Your law |
| 13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked. | 13to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked. |
| 14The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession. | 14The LORD will not forsake His people or abandon His heritage, |
| 15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. | 15for justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
| 16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? | 16Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? |
| 17Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. | 17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death. |
| 18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. | 18If I say, "My foot is slipping," Your faithful love will support me, LORD. |
| 19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. | 19When I am filled with cares, Your comfort brings me joy. |
| 20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice? | 20Can a corrupt throne-- one that creates trouble by law-- become Your ally? |
| 21They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. | 21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
| 22But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide. | 22But the LORD is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection. |
| 23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them. | 23He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The LORD our God will destroy them. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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