¹ O HaShem, Thou G-d to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou G-d to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

² Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.

³ HaShem, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

⁴ They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

⁵ They crush Thy people, O HaShem, and afflict Thy heritage.

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

⁷ And they say: 'The HaShem will not see, neither will the G-d of Jacob give heed.'

⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?

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

¹⁰ He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? even He that teacheth man knowledge?

¹¹ HaShem knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

¹² Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O HaShem, and teachest out of Thy law;

¹³ That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

¹⁴ For HaShem will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance.

¹⁵ For right shall return unto justice, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

¹⁶ Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷ Unless HaShem had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O HaShem, holdeth me up.

¹⁹ When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

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

²² But HaShem hath been my high tower, and my G-d the rock of my refuge.

²³ And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil; HaShem our G-d will cut them off.