[Your] eyesare toopureto approveevil,And You cannot lookon wickedness[with favor]. Whydo You lookwith favor On those who dealtreacherously?Why are You silentwhen the wickedswallowup Those morerighteousthanthey?
May our Godcomeand not keepsilence;FiredevoursbeforeHim, And it is verytempestuousaroundHim.
Breakthe armof the wickedand the evildoer,Seekout his wickednessuntil You findnone.
"Howmuchmore,whenwickedmenhave killeda righteousmanin his own houseon his bed,shall I not nowrequirehis bloodfrom your handand destroyyou from the earth?"
this[Man], deliveredover by the predeterminedplanand foreknowledgeof God,you nailed to a crossby the handsof godless menand put [Him] to death.
Will You restrainYourself at thesethings,O LORD?Will You keepsilentand afflictus beyondmeasure?
Woeto you, O destroyer,While you were not destroyed;And he who is treacherous,while [others] did not dealtreacherouslywith him. As soon as you finishdestroying,you will be destroyed;As soon as you ceaseto dealtreacherously,[others] will dealtreacherouslywith you.
A harshvisionhas been shownto me; The treacherousone [still] dealstreacherously,and the destroyer[still] destroys.Goup, Elam,laysiege,Media;I have madean endof allthe groaningshe has caused.
O God,do not remain quiet;Do not be silentand, O God,do not be still.
For I was enviousof the arrogant[As] I sawthe prosperityof the wicked.
"Thesethingsyou have doneand I keptsilence;You thoughtthat I was just likeyou; I will reproveyou and state[the case] in orderbefore your eyes.
You have seenit, O LORD,do not keepsilent;O Lord,do not be farfrom me.
"Behold,He putsnotrustin His holyones,And the heavensare not purein His sight;
"For ifyou remainsilentat thistime,reliefand deliverancewill arisefor the Jewsfrom anotherplaceand you and your father'shousewill perish.And whoknowswhetheryou have not attainedroyaltyfor such a timeas this?"
"The LORDwill returnhis bloodon his own head,becausehe fellupon twomenmorerighteousand betterthanhe and killedthem with the sword,while my fatherDaviddid not know[it]: Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof the armyof Israel,and Amasathe sonof Jether,commanderof the armyof Judah.
"Whydo the wicked[still] live,Continueon, alsobecomeverypowerful?
With the pureYou showYourself pure,And with the crookedYou showYourself astute.
Indeed,noneof those who waitfor You will be ashamed;Those who dealtreacherouslywithoutcausewill be ashamed.
Lord,howlongwill You lookon? Rescuemy soulfrom their ravages,My only[life] from the lions.
Do not let them sayin their heart,"Aha,our desire!"Do not let them say,"We have swallowedhim up!"
From the endsof the earthwe hearsongs,"Gloryto the RighteousOne,"But I say,"Woeto me! Woeto me! Alasfor me! The treacherousdealtreacherously,And the treacherousdealverytreacherously."
To defrauda manin his lawsuit--Of these things the Lorddoes not approve.
[Why] have You mademenlike the fishof the sea,Like creepingthingswithouta rulerover them?
Also let noneof you deviseevilin your heartagainst another,and do not loveperjury;for alltheseare whatI hate,'declaresthe LORD."
"You shall not handoverto his mastera slavewhohas escapedfrom his masterto you.
"He providesthem with security,and they are supported;And His eyesare on their ways.
