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1. The Lord is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.
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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. You are the judge of the whole earth. Give proud people the punishment 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. Lord, how long will the wicked have their fun? How much longer?
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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. How much longer will those criminals brag about the evil they did?
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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 hurt your people and make them 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 living in our country. They 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. And they say the Lord does not see them doing those evil things! They say the God of Jacob does not know what is happening.
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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 evil people are foolish. When will you learn your lesson? You are so stupid! You must try to 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. God made our ears, so surely he can hear what is happening! He made our eyes, so surely he can see you!
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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. The one who disciplines nations will surely correct you. He is the one who teaches us 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. He knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like 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, what blessings there are for those you discipline, for those you teach 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 help them stay calm when trouble comes. You will help them until the wicked are put in their graves.
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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 will not leave his people. He will not leave them without help.
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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. Justice will return and bring fairness. And those who want to do right will be there to see 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. No one helped me fight against the wicked. No one stood 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. And if the Lord had not helped me, I would have been silenced by death.
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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 know I was ready to fall, but, Lord, your faithful love supported me.
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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 and upset, 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. You don't help crooked judges. They use the law to make life hard for the people.
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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 attack those who do right. They say innocent people are guilty and put them to death.
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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 place of safety, high on the mountain. God, my Rock, is my safe place!
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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. He will punish those evil judges for the bad things they did. He will destroy them because they sinned. 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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