The LORD Will Not Forget His People 1 Brenton A Psalm of David for the fourth day of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Brenton Be thou exalted, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud. BSB BSB: Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 Brenton How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast? BSB BSB: How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 Brenton They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak so . BSB BSB: They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 Brenton They have afflicted thy people, O Lord, and hurt thine heritage. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 Brenton They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger. BSB BSB: They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 Brenton And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand. BSB BSB: They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Brenton Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise. BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 Brenton He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive? BSB BSB: He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 Brenton He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, even he that teaches man knowledge? BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 Brenton The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Brenton Blessed is the man whomsoever thou shalt chasten, O Lord, and shalt teach him out of thy law; BSB BSB: Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 Brenton to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 Brenton 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 Brenton until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause. BSB BSB: Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Brenton Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? or who will stand up with 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 Brenton If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 Brenton If I said, My foot has been moved; BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 Brenton thy mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, thy consolations have soothed my soul. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Brenton Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 Brenton They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood. BSB BSB: They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 Brenton But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope. BSB BSB: But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 Brenton And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them. 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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