1 The Lord is king and has put on glorious apparel; ♦︎
the Lord has put on his glory
and girded himself with strength.
2 He has made the whole world so sure ♦︎
that it cannot be moved.
3 Your throne has been established from of old; ♦︎
you are from everlasting.
4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice; ♦︎
the floods lift up their pounding waves.
5 Mightier than the thunder of many waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea, ♦︎
the Lord on high is mightier.
6 Your testimonies are very sure; ♦︎
holiness adorns your house, O Lord, for ever.
1 Lord God to whom vengeance belongs, ♦︎
O God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out in majesty.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; ♦︎
give the arrogant their just deserts.
3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, ♦︎
how long shall the wicked triumph?
4 How long shall the evildoers boast ♦︎
and pour out such impudent words?
5 They crush your people, O Lord, ♦︎
and afflict your heritage.
6 They murder the widow and the stranger; ♦︎
the orphans they put to death.
7 And yet they say, The Lord will not see, ♦︎
neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Consider, most stupid of people; ♦︎
you fools, when will you understand?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? ♦︎
He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10 He who corrects the nations, shall he not punish? ♦︎
He who teaches the peoples, does he lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows every human thought, ♦︎
that they are but a breath.
12 Blessed are those whom you chasten, O Lord, ♦︎
whom you instruct from your law;
13 That you may give them rest in days of adversity, ♦︎
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not fail his people, ♦︎
neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 For justice shall return to the righteous, ♦︎
and all that are true of heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? ♦︎
Who will take my part against the evildoers?
17 If the Lord had not helped me, ♦︎
my soul would soon have been put to silence.
18 And when I said, My foot has slipped, ♦︎
your loving mercy, O Lord, upheld me.
19 In the multitude of cares that troubled my heart, ♦︎
your comforts have refreshed my soul.
20 Will you have anything to do with the throne of wickedness, ♦︎
which fashions evil through its law?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous ♦︎
and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has become my stronghold ♦︎
and my God the rock of my trust.
23 He will turn against them their own wickedness
and silence them through their own malice; ♦︎
the Lord our God will put them to silence.
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32 But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
33sometimes being publicly exposed to abuse and persecution, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
34For you had compassion for those who were in prison, and you cheerfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves possessed something better and more lasting.
35Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward.
36For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
37For yet
in a very little while,
the one who is coming will come and will not delay;
38 but my righteous one will live by faith.
My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.
39But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost, but among those who have faith and so are saved.
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