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The Lord is a God who avenges
O God who avenges, shine forth
Rise up, Judge of the earth
Pay back to the proud what they deserve

How long, Lord, will the wicked
How long will the wicked be jubilant and provoking?
They pour out arrogant words
All the evildoers are full of boasting

They crush Your people, Lord
They oppress Your inheritance
They slay the widow and the foreigner
They murder the fatherless and You don’t show Your presence

They say, “The Lord does not see
The God of Jacob takes no notice”
Take notice, you senseless ones among the people
You fools, when will you become wise?

Does He who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does He who formed the eye not see?
Does He who disciplines nations not punish?
Does He who teaches mankind lack knowledge? Does He?!

The Lord knows all human plans
That they are futile He knows
Blessed is the one You discipline, Lord
The one You teach from Your laws

You grant them relief from days of trouble
Till a pit is dug for the wicked men
For the Lord will not reject His people
He will not forsake His inheritance both now and then

Judgment will again be founded on righteousness
And all the upright in heart will follow it
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked?

Unless the Lord had given me help
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death
When I said, “My foot is slipping”
Your unfailing love, Lord, supported me and kept my breath

When anxiety was great within me
Your consolation brought me joy
When anxiety was great within me
Trying all the best in me to destroy

Can a corrupt throne be allied with You—
A throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
The wicked condemn the innocent to death
And band together against the righteous

But the Lord has become my fortress
And my God the rock in whom I take refuge
He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness
The Lord our God will destroy them. Oh, how I believe in You!