| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. | 1God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor! |
| 2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. | 2Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud. |
| 3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? | 3How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph? |
| 4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? | 4When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it. |
| 5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. | 5LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage. |
| 6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. | 6The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans. |
| 7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. | 7They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice." |
| 8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? | 8Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? |
| 9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? | 9The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not? |
| 10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? | 10The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not? |
| 11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. | 11The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings— that they are futile. |
| 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; | 12How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law, |
| 13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. | 13keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked. |
| 14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. | 14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage. |
| 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. | 15Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it. |
| 16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? | 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity? |
| 17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. | 17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent. |
| 18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. | 18When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me. |
| 19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | 19When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me. |
| 20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? | 20Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you? |
| 21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. | 21They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death. |
| 22But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. | 22But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge. |
| 23And 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. | 23He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them. |
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