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1. The Lord is a God who punishes. God, show your greatness and punish!
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1. O LORD H3068 God H410 , to whom vengeance H5360 belongeth ; O God H410 , to whom vengeance H5360 belongeth , show thyself H3313 .
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2. Rise up, Judge of the earth, and give the proud what they deserve.
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2. Lift up thyself H5375 , thou judge H8199 of the earth H776 : render H7725 a reward H1576 to H5921 the proud H1343 .
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3. How long will the wicked be happy? How long, Lord?
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3. LORD H3068 , how long H5704 H4970 shall the wicked H7563 , how long H5704 H4970 shall the wicked H7563 triumph H5937 ?
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4. They are full of proud words; those who do evil brag about what they have done.
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4. How long shall they utter H5042 and speak H1696 hard things H6277 ? and all H3605 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 boast themselves H559 ?
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5. Lord, they crush your people and make your children suffer.
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5. They break in pieces H1792 thy people H5971 , O LORD H3068 , and afflict H6031 thine heritage H5159 .
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6. They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.
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6. They slay H2026 the widow H490 and the stranger H1616 , and murder H7523 the fatherless H3490 .
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7. They say, "The Lord doesn't see; the God of Jacob doesn't notice."
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7. Yet they say H559 , The LORD H3050 shall not H3808 see H7200 , neither H3808 shall the God H430 of Jacob H3290 regard H995 it .
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8. You stupid ones among the people, pay attention. You fools, when will you understand?
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8. Understand H995 , ye brutish H1197 among the people H5971 : and ye fools H3684 , when H4970 will ye be wise H7919 ?
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9. Can't the creator of ears hear? Can't the maker of eyes see?
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9. He that planted H5193 the ear H241 , shall he not H3808 hear H8085 ? he that formed H3335 the eye H5869 , shall he not H3808 see H5027 ?
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10. Won't the one who corrects nations punish you? Doesn't the teacher of people know everything?
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10. He that chastiseth H3256 the heathen H1471 , shall not H3808 he correct H3198 ? he that teacheth H3925 man H120 knowledge H1847 , shall not he know ?
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11. The Lord knows what people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind.
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11. The LORD H3068 knoweth H3045 the thoughts H4284 of man H120 , that H3588 they H1992 are vanity H1892 .
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12. Lord, those you correct are happy; you teach them from your law.
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12. Blessed H835 is the man H1397 whom H834 thou chastenest H3256 , O LORD H3050 , and teachest H3925 him out of thy law H4480 H8451 ;
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13. You give them rest from times of trouble until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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13. That thou mayest give him rest H8252 from the days H4480 H3117 of adversity H7451 , until H5704 the pit H7845 be digged H3738 for the wicked H7563 .
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14. The Lord won't leave his people nor give up his children.
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14. For H3588 the LORD H3068 will not H3808 cast off H5203 his people H5971 , neither H3808 will he forsake H5800 his inheritance H5159 .
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15. Judgment will again be fair, and all who are honest will follow it.
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15. But H3588 judgment H4941 shall return H7725 unto H5704 righteousness H6664 : and all H3605 the upright H3477 in heart H3820 shall follow H310 it.
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16. Who will help me fight against the wicked? Who will stand with me against those who do evil?
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16. Who H4310 will rise up H6965 for me against H5973 the evildoers H7489 ? or who H4310 will stand up H3320 for me against H5973 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 ?
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17. If the Lord had not helped me, I would have died in a minute.
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17. Unless H3884 the LORD H3068 had been my help H5833 , my soul H5315 had almost H4592 dwelt H7931 in silence H1745 .
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18. I said, "I am about to fall," but, Lord, your love kept me safe.
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18. When H518 I said H559 , My foot H7272 slippeth H4131 ; thy mercy H2617 , O LORD H3068 , held me up H5582 .
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19. I was very worried, but you comforted me and made me happy.
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19. In the multitude H7230 of my thoughts H8312 within H7130 me thy comforts H8575 delight H8173 my soul H5315 .
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20. Crooked leaders cannot be your friends. They use the law to cause suffering.
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20. Shall the throne H3678 of iniquity H1942 have fellowship H2266 with thee , which frameth H3335 mischief H5999 by H5921 a law H2706 ?
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21. They join forces against people who do right and sentence to death the innocent.
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21. They gather themselves together H1413 against H5921 the soul H5315 of the righteous H6662 , and condemn H7561 the innocent H5355 blood H1818 .
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22. But the Lord is my defender; my God is the rock of my protection.
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22. But the LORD H3068 is H1961 my defense H4869 ; and my God H430 is the rock H6697 of my refuge H4268 .
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23. God will pay them back for their sins and will destroy them for their evil. The Lord our God will destroy them.
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23. And he shall bring H7725 upon H5921 them H853 their own iniquity H205 , and shall cut them off H6789 in their own wickedness H7451 ; yea , the LORD H3068 our God H430 shall cut them off H6789 .
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