| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! | 1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. |
| 2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud. | 2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. |
| 3LORD, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph? | 3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? |
| 4They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. | 4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? |
| 5They break in pieces Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage. | 5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. |
| 6They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless. | 6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. |
| 7Yet they say, “The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.” | 7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. |
| 8Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise? | 8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? |
| 9He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? | 9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? |
| 10He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge? | 10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? |
| 11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile. | 11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. |
| 12Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O LORD, And teach out of Your law, | 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; |
| 13That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked. | 13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. |
| 14For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. | 14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. |
| 15But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it. | 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. |
| 16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? | 16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? |
| 17Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence. | 17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. |
| 18If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up. | 18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. |
| 19In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. | 19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. |
| 20Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You? | 20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? |
| 21They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood. | 21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. |
| 22But the LORD has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge. | 22But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. |
| 23He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them off. | 23And 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. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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