| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! | 1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth. |
| 2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! | 2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud. |
| 3O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? | 3How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? |
| 4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. | 4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. |
| 5They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage. | 5They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. |
| 6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; | 6They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless. |
| 7and they say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” | 7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” |
| 8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? | 8Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? |
| 9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? | 9He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see? |
| 10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— | 10He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge? |
| 11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. | 11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. |
| 12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law, | 12Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, |
| 13to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. | 13to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. |
| 14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; | 14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage. |
| 15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. | 15Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
| 16Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? | 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity? |
| 17If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. | 17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. |
| 18When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. | 18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me. |
| 19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. | 19When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul. |
| 20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? | 20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree? |
| 21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. | 21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
| 22But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. | 22But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge. |
| 23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out. | 23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them. |
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