KJV ¹ O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

WLC ¹ אֵל־ נְקָמ֥וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמ֣וֹת הוֹפִֽיַע׃

KJV ² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

WLC ² הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־ גֵּאִֽים׃

KJV ³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

WLC ³ עַד־ מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־ מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃

KJV ⁴ How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

WLC ⁴ יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־ פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

KJV ⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

WLC ⁵ עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃

KJV ⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

WLC ⁶ אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃

KJV ⁷ Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

WLC ⁷ וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־ יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־ יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃

KJV ⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

WLC ⁸ בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

KJV ⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

WLC ⁹ הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־ יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃

KJV ¹⁰ He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

WLC ¹⁰ הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃

KJV ¹¹ The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

WLC ¹¹ יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי־ הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃

KJV ¹² Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

WLC ¹² אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־ תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃

KJV ¹³ That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

WLC ¹³ לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃

KJV ¹⁴ For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

WLC ¹⁴ כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־ יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃

KJV ¹⁵ But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

WLC ¹⁵ כִּֽי־ עַד־ צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־ יִשְׁרֵי־ לֵֽב׃

KJV ¹⁶ Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

WLC ¹⁶ מִֽי־ יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־ מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־ יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־ פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

KJV ¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

WLC ¹⁷ לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃

KJV ¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

WLC ¹⁸ אִם־ אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃

KJV ¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

WLC ¹⁹ בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

KJV ²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

WLC ²⁰ הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־ חֹֽק׃

KJV ²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

WLC ²¹ יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־ נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃

KJV ²² But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

WLC ²² וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃

KJV ²³ And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

WLC ²³ וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־ אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃