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God the Refuge of the Righteous
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs —
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs —
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
Arise, O Judge of the earth.
Give the proud what they deserve.
Give the proud what they deserve.
Lord, how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
How long will the wicked triumph?
How long, O LORD?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
They utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?
How long will these evil people boast?
They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.
And afflict Your heritage.
They crush your people, LORD,
hurting those you claim as your own.
hurting those you claim as your own.
They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
And murder the fatherless.
They kill widows and foreigners
and murder orphans.
and murder orphans.
Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
And you fools, when will you be wise?
Think again, you fools!
When will you finally catch on?
When will you finally catch on?
He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
Is he deaf — the one who made your ears?
Is he blind — the one who formed your eyes?
Is he blind — the one who formed your eyes?
He punishes the nations — won’t he also punish you?
He knows everything — doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
He knows everything — doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.
That they are futile.
The LORD knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!
he knows they are worthless!
Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,
And teach out of Your law,
Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.
those you teach with your instructions.
You give them relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
The LORD will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession.
he will not abandon his special possession.
But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Judgment will again be founded on justice,
and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will protect me from the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
Unless the LORD had helped me,
I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
Your comforts delight my soul.
When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
Have fellowship with You?
Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side —
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn innocent blood.
And condemn innocent blood.
They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
and condemn the innocent to death.
But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
And my God the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD is my fortress;
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.