The LORD Will Not Forget His People 1 AKJV O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 AKJV Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. BSB BSB: Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 AKJV LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? BSB BSB: How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 AKJV How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? BSB BSB: They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 AKJV They break in pieces your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 AKJV They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. BSB BSB: They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 AKJV Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. BSB BSB: They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 AKJV Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 AKJV He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? BSB BSB: He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 AKJV He that chastises the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teaches man knowledge, shall not he know? BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 AKJV The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 AKJV Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and teach him out of your law; BSB BSB: Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 AKJV That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dig for the wicked. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 AKJV For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. BSB BSB: For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 AKJV But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. BSB BSB: Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 AKJV Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? BSB BSB: Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 AKJV Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelled in silence. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 AKJV When I said, My foot slips; your mercy, O LORD, held me up. BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 AKJV In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 AKJV Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 AKJV They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. BSB BSB: They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 AKJV But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge. BSB BSB: But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 AKJV And he shall bring on them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yes, the LORD our God shall cut them off. BSB BSB: He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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