1Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs,
2Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs,
3Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs,
4Rise up, you judge of the earth.
5Rise up, you judge of the earth.
6Rise up, you judge of the earth.
7Yahweh, how long will the wicked,
8Yahweh, how long will the wicked,
9Yahweh, how long will the wicked,
10They pour out arrogant words.
11They pour out arrogant words.
12They pour out arrogant words.
13They break your people in pieces, Yahweh,
14They break your people in pieces, Yahweh,
15They break your people in pieces, Yahweh,
16They kill the widow and the alien,
17They kill the widow and the alien,
18They kill the widow and the alien,
19They say, “Yah will not see,
20They say, “Yah will not see,
21They say, “Yah will not see,
22Consider, you senseless among the people;
23Consider, you senseless among the people;
24Consider, you senseless among the people;
25He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear?
26He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear?
27He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear?
28He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish?
29He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish?
30He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish?
31Yahweh knows the thoughts of man,
32Yahweh knows the thoughts of man,
33Yahweh knows the thoughts of man,
34Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah,
35Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah,
36Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah,
37that you may give him rest from the days of adversity,
38that you may give him rest from the days of adversity,
39that you may give him rest from the days of adversity,
40For Yahweh won’t reject his people,
41For Yahweh won’t reject his people,
42For Yahweh won’t reject his people,
43For judgment will return to righteousness.
44For judgment will return to righteousness.
45For judgment will return to righteousness.
46Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
47Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
48Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
49Unless Yahweh had been my help,
50Unless Yahweh had been my help,
51Unless Yahweh had been my help,
52When I said, “My foot is slipping!”
53When I said, “My foot is slipping!”
54When I said, “My foot is slipping!”
55In the multitude of my thoughts within me,
56In the multitude of my thoughts within me,
57In the multitude of my thoughts within me,
58Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you,
59Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you,
60Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you,
61They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
62They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
63They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
64But Yahweh has been my high tower,
65But Yahweh has been my high tower,
66But Yahweh has been my high tower,
67He has brought on them their own iniquity,
68He has brought on them their own iniquity,
69He has brought on them their own iniquity,