Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?

Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your faithful love will support me, Lord.

Lord, happy is the man You discipline
and teach from Your law

When I am filled with cares,
Your comfort brings me joy.

But the Lord is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection.

The Lord knows man’s thoughts;
they are meaningless.

The Lord will not forsake His people
or abandon His heritage,

Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?

If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.

Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?

Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked gloat?

Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.

They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.

They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

The One who instructs nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge—
does He not discipline?

They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.

He will pay them back for their sins
and destroy them for their evil.
The Lord our God will destroy them.

Lord, they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage.

for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.

They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.