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LORD, God of ^(F1)(C1)vengeance, God of ^(F1)vengeance, ^(F2)(C2)shine forth!

^(C1)Rise up, ^(C2)Judge of the earth, Pay back retribution ^(C3)to the proud.

How long, LORD, shall the wicked— How long shall the ^(C1)wicked triumph?

They pour out words, they ^(C1)speak arrogantly; All who do injustice ^(C2)boast.

They ^(C1)crush Your people, LORD, And ^(C2)afflict Your inheritance.

They ^(C1)kill the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans.

^(C1)They have said, "^(F1)The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob perceive."

Pay attention, you ^(C1)stupid ones among the people; And when will you understand, ^(C1)foolish ones?

He who ^(C1)planted the ear, ^(F1)does He not hear? Or He who formed the eye, ^(F1)does He not see?

He who ^(F1)(C1)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke, He who ^(C2)teaches mankind knowledge?

The LORD ^(C1)knows human thoughts, ^(F1)That they are mere breath.

Blessed is the man whom ^(C1)You discipline, ^(F1)LORD, And ^(C2)whom You teach from Your Law,

So that You may grant him ^(C1)relief from the ^(C2)days of adversity, Until ^(C3)a pit is dug for the wicked.

For ^(C1)the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He ^(C2)abandon His inheritance.

For ^(F1)(C1)judgment ^(F2)will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart ^(F3)will follow it.

Who will ^(C1)stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me ^(C2)against those who do injustice?

If ^(C1)the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.

If I should say, "^(C1)My foot has slipped," Your faithfulness, LORD, will support me.

When my anxious thoughts ^(F1)multiply within me, Your ^(C1)comfort delights my soul.

Can a ^(F1)(C1)throne of destruction be allied with You, One ^(C2)which devises ^(F2)mischief by decree?

They ^(C1)band themselves together against the ^(F1)life of the righteous And ^(C2)condemn ^(F2)the innocent to death.

But the LORD has been my ^(C1)refuge, And my God the ^(C2)rock of my refuge.

He has ^(C1)brought back their injustice upon them, And He will ^(F1)(C2)destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will ^(F1)destroy them.