Psalms 93

1A psalm by David; for the fourth day of the week. The Lord is the God of vengeance; The God of vengeance declares Himself boldly.

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2Be exalted, O You who judge the earth; Render the arrogant their reward.

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3How long will sinners, O Lord, How long will sinners boast,

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4How long will they utter and speak wrongdoing, How long will all who work lawlessness speak?

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5They humbled Your people, O Lord, And they maltreated Your inheritance;

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6They killed the widow and the resident alien, And they murdered the orphans,

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7And said, "The Lord will not see; Nor will the God of Jacob understand."

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8Now understand, all you without discernment among the people, And all you fools, at length be discerning.

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9He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? Or He who formed the eye, shall He not see?

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10He who chastises the nations, shall He not reprove them, He who teaches man knowledge?

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11The Lord knows the thoughts of men are vain.

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12Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And whom You teach from Your law,

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13So You may give him rest from evil days, Until a pit is dug for the sinner.

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14For the Lord will not reject His people, And He will not forsake His inheritance

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15Until righteousness returns to judgment, And all the upright in heart possess it. (Pause)

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16Who will rise up for me against evildoers, Or who will side with me against the workers of lawlessness?

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17If the Lord had not helped me, My soul would have almost sojourned in Hades.

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18If I said, "My foot slipped," Your mercy, O Lord, helped me.

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19O Lord, according to the abundance of grief in my heart, Your encouragements consoled my soul.

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20Shall a throne of lawlessness be present with You, A throne that frames trouble by an ordinance?

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21They shall hunt for the soul of a righteous man And shall condemn innocent blood.

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22And the Lord has become a place of refuge for me, And my God, the helper of my hope;

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23And repay their lawlessness to them, And according to their wickedness, The Lord our God shall destroy them.

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