1 O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

1 אֵל־נְקָמֹ֥ות יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמֹ֣ות הֹופִֽיַע׃

2 Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.

2 הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃

3 How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

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

4 Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

4 יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

5 Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,

5 עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃

6 They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;

6 אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתֹומִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃

7 And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

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

8 Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

8 בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

9 Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?

9 הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֖זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃

10 He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?

10 הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גֹּ֭ויִם הֲלֹ֣א יֹוכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃

11 The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

11 יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ³ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃

12 Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;

12 אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתֹּורָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃

13 So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

13 לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט לֹ֖ו מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃

14 The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

14 כִּ֤י׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמֹּ֑ו וְ֝נַחֲלָתֹ֗ו לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃

15 But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

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

16 Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

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

17 If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

17 לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃

18 If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

18 אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃

19 Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.

19 בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

20 What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

20 הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוֹּ֑ות יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃

21 They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

21 יָ֭גֹודּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃

22 But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.

22 וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃

23 And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

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