Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
O LORD ,
God of
vengeance
, O God of
vengeance, shine
forth
.
O Lord God, to
whom
vengeance
belongeth;
O God ,
to
whom
vengeance belongeth
, shew
thyself
.
Rise
up, O
Judge of the earth ;
render a reward to the proud.
Lift
up thyself
, thou
judge of the earth :
render a reward to the proud.
How long will
the wicked, O
LORD,
how long will
the wicked exult
?
LORD,
how long shall
the wicked, how long shall
the wicked triumph
?
They pour
out
arrogant
words;
all workers of iniquity boast .
How
long
shall
they utter
and
speak
hard
things?
and
all the
workers of iniquity boast themselves?
They crush
Your
people, O LORD ;
they
oppress
Your
heritage.
They break
in
pieces
thy
people, O LORD ,
and
afflict
thine
heritage.
They kill
the widow and the foreigner;
they
murder the fatherless.
They slay
the widow and the stranger,
and
murder the fatherless.
They say, “
The LORD does
not see ;
the God of Jacob pays
no
heed
. ”
Yet
they say, The LORD shall
not see ,
neither
shall
the God of Jacob regard
it
.
Take
notice
, O
senseless
among the people !
O
fools, when will you
be wise?
Understand
, ye
brutish
among the people :
and
ye
fools, when will ye
be wise?
He who
affixed
the ear, can
He not hear? He who
formed the eye, can
He not see?
He that
planted
the ear, shall
he not hear? he that
formed the eye, shall
he not see?
He who
admonishes
the nations
, does
He
not discipline
? He who
teaches
man, does
He lack
knowledge
?
He that
chastiseth
the heathen
, shall
not he
correct
? he that
teacheth
man knowledge
, shall
not
he know
?
The LORD knows
the thoughts of man, that they are futile
.
The LORD knoweth
the thoughts of man, that they are vanity
.
Blessed is the man You
discipline
, O LORD, and teach
from
Your
law ,
Blessed is the man whom
thou
chastenest
, O LORD, and teachest
him
out
of
thy
law ;
to
grant
him relief
from days of trouble
, until a
pit is
dug
for the wicked.
That
thou
mayest
give
him rest
from the
days of adversity
, until the
pit be
digged
for the wicked.
For the LORD will not forsake
His people ;
He
will never
abandon
His heritage
.
For the LORD will not cast
off
his people ,
neither
will he
forsake
his inheritance
.
Surely
judgment will
again
be
righteous,
and all the upright in heart will
follow it.
But
judgment shall
return
unto
righteousness:
and all the upright in heart shall
follow it.
Who will rise up for me against the wicked
? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers
? or
who will stand up
for me against the workers of iniquity?
Unless the LORD had been my helper
, I
would
soon
have
dwelt in the
abode
of
silence.
Unless the LORD had been my help
, my
soul
had
almost
dwelt in silence.
If
I say
, “
My foot is
slipping,”
Your
loving
devotion
, O LORD, supports
me.
When
I said
, My foot slippeth;
thy
mercy
, O LORD, held
me up
.
When
anxiety
overwhelms
me ,
Your
consolation
delights
my soul.
In
the
multitude
of
my
thoughts
within
me thy
comforts
delight
my soul.
Can
a
corrupt
throne be
Your
ally—
one
devising
mischief by decree
?
Shall
the
throne of
iniquity
have
fellowship
with
thee,
which
frameth
mischief by a
law
?
They band
together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to
death
.
They gather
themselves
together against the soul
of
the
righteous ,
and condemn the innocent blood
.
But the LORD has
been
my stronghold,
and my God is my
rock of refuge.
But the LORD is
my defence;
and my God is the
rock of my
refuge.
He will
bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy
them for
their wickedness .
The LORD our God will
destroy
them.
And
he shall
bring upon them their own iniquity ,
and shall
cut
them off
in
their own
wickedness ;
yea,
the LORD our God shall
cut
them off
.
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