The LORD Will Not Forget His People 1 DRA The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 DRA Lift up thyself, 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 DRA How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory? BSB BSB: How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 DRA Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice? BSB BSB: They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 DRA Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 DRA They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless. BSB BSB: They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 DRA And they have 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 DRA Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last. BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 DRA He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider? BSB BSB: He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 DRA He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge? BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 DRA The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 DRA Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, 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 DRA That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 DRA For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance. BSB BSB: For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 DRA Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart. BSB BSB: Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 DRA Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand 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 DRA Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 DRA If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me. BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 DRA According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 DRA Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 DRA They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood. BSB BSB: They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 DRA But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope. BSB BSB: But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 DRA And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will 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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