The LORD Will Not Forget His People 1 UEB Yahweh, God who avenges, God who avenges, shine over us. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 UEB Rise up, judge of the earth, give to the proud what they deserve. BSB BSB: Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 UEB How long will the wicked, Yahweh, how long will the wicked rejoice? BSB BSB: How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 UEB They pour out their arrogant words; all those who do evil boast. BSB BSB: They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 UEB They crush your people, Yahweh; they afflict the nation that belongs to you. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 UEB They kill the widow and foreigner who lives in their country, and they murder the fatherless. BSB BSB: They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 UEB They say, "Yahweh will not see, the God of Jacob does not take notice of it." BSB BSB: They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 UEB Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you ever learn? BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 UEB He who made the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? BSB BSB: He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 UEB He who disciplines the nations, does he not correct? He is the one who gives knowledge to man. BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 UEB Yahweh knows the thoughts of men, that they are vapor. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 UEB Blessed is the one whom you instruct, Yahweh, the one whom you teach from your law. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 UEB You give him rest in times of trouble until a pit is dug for the wicked. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 UEB For Yahweh will not forsake his people or abandon his inheritance. BSB BSB: For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 UEB For judgment will again be righteous; and all the upright in heart will follow it. BSB BSB: Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 UEB Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the wicked? BSB BSB: Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 UEB Unless Yahweh had been my help, I would soon be lying down in the place of silence. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 UEB When I said, "My foot is slipping," Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, held me up. BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 UEB When cares within me are many, your consolations make me happy. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 UEB Can a throne of destruction be allied with you, one who creates injustice by statute? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 UEB They conspire together to take the life of the righteous and they condemn the innocent to death. BSB BSB: They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 UEB But Yahweh has been my high tower, and my God has been the rock of my refuge. BSB BSB: But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 UEB He will bring on them their own iniquity and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh our God will 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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