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God of vengeance, Yahweh, God of vengeance, shine forth!
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Arise, judge of the world, give back the proud what they deserve!
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How long are the wicked, Yahweh, how long are the wicked to triumph?
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They bluster and boast, they flaunt themselves, all the evil-doers.
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They crush your people, Yahweh, they oppress your heritage,
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they murder the widow and the stranger, bring the orphan to a violent death.
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They say, 'Yahweh is not looking, the God of Jacob is taking no notice.'
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Take notice yourselves, you coarsest of people! Fools, when will you learn some sense?
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Shall he who implanted the ear not hear, he who fashioned the eye not see?
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Shall he who instructs nations not punish? Yahweh, the teacher of all people,
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knows human plans and how insipid they are.
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How blessed are those you instruct, Yahweh, whom you teach by means of your law,
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to give them respite in evil times, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
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Yahweh will not abandon his people, he will not desert his heritage;
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for judgement will again become saving justice, and in its wake all upright hearts will follow.
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Who rises up on my side against the wicked? Who stands firm on my side against all evil-doers?
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If Yahweh did not come to my help, I should soon find myself dwelling in the silence.
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I need only say, 'I am slipping,' for your faithful love, Yahweh, to support me;
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however great the anxiety of my heart, your consolations soothe me.
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Are you partner to a destructive court, that gives disorder the status of law?
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They make an attack on the life of the upright, and condemn innocent blood.
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No! Yahweh is a stronghold to me, my God is my rock of refuge.
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He turns back their guilt on themselves, annihilates them for their wickedness, he annihilates them, Yahweh our God.
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