1 - The Lord is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
2 - Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
3 - How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 - They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5 - They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance.
6 - They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 - They say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice."
8 - Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
9 - Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
10 - Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
11 - The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
12 - Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
13 - you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 - For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 - Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 - Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17 - Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 - When I said, "My foot is slipping," your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 - When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
20 - Can a corrupt throne be allied with you - a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 - The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 - But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 - He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.