1O Jehovah, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth! 2Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud. 3O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked exult? 4They utter speech. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves. 5They crush your people, O Jehovah. They make those who belong to you suffer. 6They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans. 7They say: Jehovah does not see it. The God of Jacob does not even pay attention to it. 8Pay attention, you stupid senseless people! When will you become wise, you fools? 9God created ears. Do you think he cannot hear? He formed eyes. Do you think he cannot see? 10He disciplines nations. Do you think he cannot punish? He teaches people. Do you think he does not know anything? 11Jehovah knows the thoughts of man. He knows that they a mere vanity. 12Jehovah, how happy are those you instruct, the ones to whom you teach your law! 13You give them rest from days of trouble until a pit is dug to trap the wicked. 14Jehovah will not abandon his people. He will not desert those who belong to him. 15For judgment will again be righteous. The upright in heart will follow it. 16Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness? 17If Jehovah had not been my help, I would have been silent in death. 18If I should say: My foot has slipped, your loving kindness, O Jehovah, will hold me up. 19When I worried about many things, your assuring words comforted me. 20Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree the law. 21They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death. 22Jehovah has become my stronghold. My God has become my rock of refuge. 23He has turned their wickedness against them. He will destroy them because of their sins. Jehovah our God will destroy them.