| International Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor! | 1The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth. |
| 2Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud. | 2Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. |
| 3How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph? | 3How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant? |
| 4When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it. | 4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting. |
| 5LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage. | 5They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance. |
| 6The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans. | 6They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless. |
| 7They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice." | 7They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice." |
| 8Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? | 8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? |
| 9The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not? | 9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? |
| 10The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not? | 10Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge? |
| 11The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings— that they are futile. | 11The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile. |
| 12How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law, | 12Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law; |
| 13keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked. | 13you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. |
| 14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage. | 14For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. |
| 15Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it. | 15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
| 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity? | 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? |
| 17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent. | 17Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. |
| 18When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me. | 18When I said, "My foot is slipping," your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. |
| 19When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me. | 19When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. |
| 20Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you? | 20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you-- a throne that brings on misery by its decrees? |
| 21They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death. | 21The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
| 22But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge. | 22But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. |
| 23He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them. | 23He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them. |
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