"He does not keepthe wickedalive,But givesjusticeto the afflicted.
"For the wickedis reservedfor the dayof calamity;They will be ledforthat the dayof fury.
"He strikesthem likethe wickedIn a publicplace,
That it might takeholdof the endsof the earth,And the wickedbe shakenout of it?
"Remembernow,who[ever] perishedbeing innocent?Or wherewere the uprightdestroyed?
"But He savesfrom the swordof their mouth,And the poorfrom the handof the mighty.
"Those who hateyou will be clothedwith shame,And the tentof the wickedwill be nolonger."
I knowthat the LORDwill maintainthe causeof the afflictedAnd justicefor the poor.
Surelythe righteouswill givethanksto Your name;The uprightwill dwellin Your presence.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
May he vindicatethe afflictedof the people,Savethe childrenof the needyAnd crushthe oppressor.
For He who requiresbloodremembersthem; He does not forgetthe cryof the afflicted.
But with righteousnessHe will judgethe poor,And decidewith fairnessfor the afflictedof the earth;And He will strikethe earthwith the rodof His mouth,And with the breathof His lipsHe will slaythe wicked.
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
