[1] O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your
shining face be seen. [2] Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their
reward come to the men of pride. [3] How long will sinners, O Lord, how
long will sinners have joy over us? [4] Words of pride come from their
lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves. [5] Your
people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled, [6] They put
to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have
no father; [7] And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not
give thought to it. [8] Give your mind to my words, you who are without
wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise? [9] Has he
by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes
were formed? [10] He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men
the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man? [11] The Lord
has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath. [12]
Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching
out of your law; [13] So that you may give him rest from the days of evil,
till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners. [14] The Lord
will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
[15] But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be
kept by all whose hearts are true. [16] Who will give me help against the
sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil? [17] If
the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into
death. [18] If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my
support. [19] Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight
of my soul. [20] What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil
into a law? [21] They are banded together against the soul of the upright,
to give decisions against those who have done no wrong. [22] But the Lord
is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe. [23] And he
has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in
their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
