Bible Reading Plan

¹  Lord , God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.^(a)
2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.^(b)
3  Lord , how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?^(c)

⁴ They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.^(d)
5  Lord , they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage.^(e)
6 They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.^(f)
7 They say, "The Lord doesn't see it.
The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention."^(g)

⁸ Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?^(h)
9 Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?^(i)
10 The One who instructs nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge—
does He not discipline?^(j)
11 The Lord knows man's thoughts;
they are meaningless.^(k)

¹²  Lord , happy is the man You discipline
and teach from Your law^(l)
13 to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.^(m)
14 The Lord will not forsake His people
or abandon His heritage,^(n)
15 for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow^[a] it.^(o)

¹⁶ Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?^(p)
17 If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.^(q)
18 If I say, "My foot is slipping,"
Your faithful love will support me, Lord .^(r)
19 When I am filled with cares,
Your comfort brings me joy.^(s)

²⁰ Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?^(t)
21 They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.^(u)
22 But the Lord is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection.^(v)
23 He will pay them back for their sins
and destroy them for their evil.
The Lord our God will destroy them.^(w)