The LORD Will Not Forget His People 1 WBS O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. BSB BSB: O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 WBS Lift up thyself, thou 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 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage. BSB BSB: They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 WBS 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 WBS Yet they say, The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it . BSB BSB: They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 WBS Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? BSB BSB: Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 WBS 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 WBS He that chastiseth the heathen, shall he not correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not know ? BSB BSB: He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 WBS The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. BSB BSB: The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 WBS Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; BSB BSB: Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 WBS That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. BSB BSB: to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 WBS 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 WBS 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 WBS Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? 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 WBS Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. BSB BSB: Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 WBS When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. BSB BSB: If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 WBS In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul. BSB BSB: When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 WBS Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? BSB BSB: Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
21 WBS They assemble themselves 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 WBS 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 WBS And he will bring upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness; yes , the LORD 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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