[1] O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
[2] Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud.
[3] How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the wicked exult?
[4] They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
[5] They crush Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage.
[6] They slay the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans.
[7] They have said, “The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
[8] Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones?
[9] He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
[10] He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who teaches man knowledge?
[11] The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
[12] Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, And whom You teach out of Your law;
[13] That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
[14] For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
[15] For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
[16] Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?
[17] If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
[18] If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
[19] When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.
[20] Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
[21] They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
[22] But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge.
[23] He has brought back their wickedness upon them And will destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will destroy them.