[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?
"Howmuchmore,whenwickedmenhave killeda righteousmanin his own houseon his bed,shall I not nowrequirehis bloodfrom your handand destroyyou from the earth?"
"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.
"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?"
"Behold,He putsnotrustin His holyones,And the heavensare not purein His sight;
"Whydo the wicked[still] live,Continueon, alsobecomeverypowerful?
"He providesthem with security,and they are supported;And His eyesare on their ways.
Breakthe armof the wickedand the evildoer,Seekout his wickednessuntil You findnone.
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.
You have seenit, O LORD,do not keepsilent;O Lord,do not be farfrom me.
Do not let them sayin their heart,"Aha,our desire!"Do not let them say,"We have swallowedhim up!"
"Thesethingsyou have doneand I keptsilence;You thoughtthat I was just likeyou; I will reproveyou and state[the case] in orderbefore your eyes.
May our Godcomeand not keepsilence;FiredevoursbeforeHim, And it is verytempestuousaroundHim.
For I was enviousof the arrogant[As] I sawthe prosperityof the wicked.
O God,do not remain quiet;Do not be silentand, O God,do not be still.
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.
From the endsof the earthwe hearsongs,"Gloryto the RighteousOne,"But I say,"Woeto me! Woeto me! Alasfor me! The treacherousdealtreacherously,And the treacherousdealverytreacherously."
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.
Will You restrainYourself at thesethings,O LORD?Will You keepsilentand afflictus beyondmeasure?
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."
this[Man], deliveredover by the predeterminedplanand foreknowledgeof God,you nailed to a crossby the handsof godless menand put [Him] to death.
"You shall not handoverto his mastera slavewhohas escapedfrom his masterto you.
