| New Living Translation | International Standard Version |
| 1O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth! | 1God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor! |
| 2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve. | 2Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud. |
| 3How long, O LORD? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat? | 3How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph? |
| 4How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast? | 4When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it. |
| 5They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own. | 5LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage. |
| 6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans. | 6The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans. |
| 7“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.” | 7They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice." |
| 8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? | 8Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? |
| 9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes? | 9The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not? |
| 10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing? | 10The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not? |
| 11The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless! | 11The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings— that they are futile. |
| 12Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions. | 12How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law, |
| 13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked. | 13keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked. |
| 14The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession. | 14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage. |
| 15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. | 15Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it. |
| 16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? | 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity? |
| 17Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. | 17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent. |
| 18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. | 18When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me. |
| 19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. | 19When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me. |
| 20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice? | 20Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you? |
| 21They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. | 21They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death. |
| 22But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide. | 22But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge. |
| 23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them. | 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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