48 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
48 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 94
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1 O Lord, the God of vengeance,
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O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
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2 Arise, O Judge of the earth.
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Give the proud what they deserve.
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3 How long, O Lord?
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How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
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4 How long will they speak with arrogance?
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How long will these evil people boast?
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5 They crush your people, Lord,
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hurting those you claim as your own.
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6 They kill widows and foreigners
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and murder orphans.
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7 “The Lord isn’t looking,” they say,
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“and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”
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8 Think again, you fools!
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When will you finally catch on?
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9 Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?
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Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
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10 He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?
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He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
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11 The Lord knows people’s thoughts;
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he knows they are worthless!
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12 Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,
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those you teach with your instructions.
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13 You give them relief from troubled times
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until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
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14 The Lord will not reject his people;
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he will not abandon his special possession.
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15 Judgment will again be founded on justice,
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and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
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16 Who will protect me from the wicked?
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Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
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17 Unless the Lord had helped me,
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I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
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18 I cried out, “I am slipping!”
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but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
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19 When doubts filled my mind,
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your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
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20 Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
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leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
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21 They gang up against the righteous
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and condemn the innocent to death.
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22 But the Lord is my fortress;
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my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
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23 God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
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He will destroy them for their sins.
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The Lord our God will destroy them. |