The Lord Will Not Forsake His People
1 O Lord, God of Deut. 32:35,41,43;Isa. 35:4;Jer. 51:56;Nah. 1:2;Rom. 12:19vengeance,
O God of vengeance, See Ps. 50:2shine forth!
2 See Ps. 7:6Rise up, O See Ps. 58:11judge of the earth;
repay to the Luke 1:51proud what they deserve!
3 O Lord, Rev. 6:10;See Ps. 74:10how long shall the wicked,
how long shall [Job 20:5]the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their Ps. 31:18;1 Sam. 2:3;[Jude 15] arrogant words;
all Ps. 92:7,9;125:5the evildoers boast.
5 They [Prov. 22:22;Isa. 3:15]crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill [Isa. 10:2]the widow and the sojourner,
and murder [Isa. 10:2]the fatherless;
7 See Job 22:13and they say, "The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive."
8 See Ps. 49:10Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 [Ex. 4:11;Prov. 20:12]He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who [Job 12:23] disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who See Job 35:11teaches man knowledge—
11 Cited 1 Cor. 3:20the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
that they are [Ps. 30:5,11]but a breath.94:11 Septuagint they are futile
12 Prov. 3:11,12;Heb. 12:5,6;See Job 5:17Blessed is the man whom you Deut. 8:5;1 Cor. 11:32discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him Job 34:29rest from Ps. 49:5days of trouble,
until Ps. 55:23a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 1 Sam. 12:22;Rom. 11:2For the Lord will not forsake his Deut. 32:9people;
he will not abandon his Deut. 32:9heritage;
15 for [Isa. 42:3] justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will 1 Sam. 12:14;1 Kgs. 14:8follow it.
16 See Ps. 12:5Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 Ps. 124:1,2If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of See Ps. 31:17silence.
18 When I thought, Ps. 38:16;[Ps. 73:2] "My foot slips,"
your steadfast love, O Lord, [Ps. 20:2]held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can [Amos 6:3] wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who frame94:20 Or fashion injustice by Ps. 50:16;58:2;Isa. 10:1statute?
21 They Matt. 27:1band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn Matt. 27:4the innocent to death.94:21 Hebrew condemn innocent blood
22 But the Lord has become my See Ps. 9:9stronghold,
and my God See Ps. 18:2the rock of my See Ps. 14:6refuge.
23 He will bring back on them See Ps. 7:16;34:21;[Prov. 2:22] their iniquity
and [Ps. 92:9]wipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.