1 The Lord is a God who avenges.

O God who avenges, shine forth.

2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;

pay back to the proud what they deserve.

3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,

how long will the wicked be jubilant?

4 They pour out arrogant words;

all the evildoers are full of boasting.

5 They crush your people, Lord;

they oppress your inheritance.

6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;

they murder the fatherless.

7 They say, “The Lord does not see;

the God of Jacob takes no notice.”

1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth;

O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth:

Render a reward to the proud.

3 Lord, How long shall the wicked,

How long shall the wicked triumph?

4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things?

And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord,

And afflict thine heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger,

And murder the fatherless.

7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see,

Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

1 O Lord, the God of vengeance,

O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!

2 Arise, O Judge of the earth.

Give the proud what they deserve.

3 How long, O Lord?

How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?

4 How long will they speak with arrogance?

How long will these evil people boast?

5 They crush your people, Lord,

hurting those you claim as your own.

6 They kill widows and foreigners

and murder orphans.

7 “The Lord isn’t looking,” they say,

“and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”

1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs—

O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth;

Render punishment to the proud.

3 Lord, how long will the wicked,

How long will the wicked triumph?

4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things;

All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,

And afflict Your heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger,

And murder the fatherless.

7 Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,

Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”

1 The Lord is a God who punishes.

God, show your greatness and punish!

2 Rise up, Judge of the earth,

and give the proud what they deserve.

3 How long will the wicked be happy?

How long, Lord?

4 They are full of proud words;

those who do evil brag about what they have done.

5 Lord, they crush your people

and make your children suffer.

6 They kill widows and foreigners

and murder orphans.

7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see;

the God of Jacob doesn’t notice.”

1 O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth,

Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth:

Render to the proud their desert.

3 Jehovah, how long shall the wicked,

How long shall the wicked triumph?

4 They prate, they speak arrogantly:

All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

5 They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah,

And afflict thy heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the sojourner,

And murder the fatherless.

7 And they say, Jehovah will not see,

Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

1 O •God of vengeances, Jehovah, •God of vengeances, shine forth; 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud. 3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph? 4 How long shall they utter and speak insolence—all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance; 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless, 7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

1 O Lord, God of vengeance, 

O God of vengeance, appear! 

2 Arise, O Judge of the earth. 

Give arrogant people what they deserve. 

3 How long, O Lord, will wicked people triumph? 

How long? 

4 They ramble. 

They speak arrogantly. 

All troublemakers brag about themselves. 

5 They crush your people, O Lord. 

They make those who belong to you suffer. 

6 They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans. 

7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it. 

The God of Jacob doesn’t even pay attention to it.” 

1 Lord, God of vengeance—

God of vengeance, appear.

2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;

repay the proud what they deserve.

3 Lord, how long will the wicked—

how long will the wicked gloat?

4 They pour out arrogant words;

all the evildoers boast.

5 Lord, they crush Your people;

they afflict Your heritage.

6 They kill the widow and the foreigner

and murder the fatherless.

7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.

The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

1 O Lord, you God of vengeance,

you God of vengeance, shine forth!

2 Rise up, O judge of the earth;

give to the proud what they deserve!

3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked,

how long shall the wicked exult?

4 They pour out their arrogant words;

all the evildoers boast.

5 They crush your people, O Lord,

and afflict your heritage.

6 They kill the widow and the stranger,

they murder the orphan,

7 and they say, “The Lord does not see;

the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

1 O Yahweh, God of vengeance,

God of vengeance, shine forth.

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth.

Repay upon the proud what is their rightful due.

3 How long will the wicked, O Yahweh,

how long will the wicked exult?

4 They gush words unrestrained.

All the evildoers boast.

5 They crush your people, O Yahweh;

they oppress your inheritance.

6 They kill widow and stranger,

and they murder orphans,

7 while they say, “Yah does not see,”

and “The God of Jacob does not pay attention.”

1 Lord, you are the God who punishes.

Since you are the one who punishes, come and show your anger.

2 Judge of the earth, rise up.

Pay back proud people for what they have done.

3 Lord, how long will those who are evil be glad?

How long will they be full of joy?

4 Proud words pour out of their mouths.

All those who do evil are always bragging.

5 Lord, they crush your people.

They beat down those who belong to you.

6 They kill outsiders. They kill widows.

They murder children whose fathers have died.

7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see what’s happening.

The God of Jacob doesn’t pay any attention to it.”

1 O Lord, God of vengeance,

God of vengeance, shine forth!

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth,

Render recompense to the proud.

3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,

How long shall the wicked exult?

4 They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;

All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.

5 They crush Your people, O Lord,

And afflict Your heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger

And murder the orphans.

7 They have said, “The Lord does not see,

Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”