O Lord, Thou Judge of all the
earth,
To Whom all vengeance doth
belong,
Arise and show Thy glory forth,
Requite the proud, condemn the
wrong.
How long, O Lord, in
boastful pride
Shall wicked men triumphant
stand?
How long shall they afflict thy
saints
And scorn Thy wrath, Thy
dreadful hand?
The widow and the fatherless
They slay, and helpless
strangers smite;
The faithful God they do not
fear,
They say the Lord will not
requite.
Be wise, ye fools and
brutish men;
Shall not He see Who formed the
eye?
Shall not He hear Who formed
the ear,
And judge, Who reigneth, God
most high?
The Lord will judge in
righteousness,
From Him all truth and
knowledge flow;
The foolish thoughts of wicked
men,
How vain they are the Lord doth
know.
That man is blest whom Thou,
O Lord,
With chastening hand dost teach
Thy will,
For in the day when sinners
fall
That man in peace abideth
still.
The Lord will not cast off
His own,
Nor His inheritance forsake;
Just judgment shall at length
prevail,
And upright hearts shall
courage take.
Who will arise for my
defense
Against the wicked in the land?
Against iniquity and wrong
What main for me will valiant
stand?
Unless the Lord had been my
Help,
My life had quickly passed
away;
But when my foot had almost
slipped,
O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay.
Amid the doubts that fill my
mind
Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy
to me;
Can wickedness, though throned
in might,
Have fellowship, O Lord, with
Thee?
The wicked, in their might
arrayed,
Against the righteous join
their power,
But to the Lord I flee for
help,
He is my Refuge and my Tower.
Our God, the Refuge of His
saints,
Will fight against iniquity;
Avenger of the innocent
The Lord omnipotent will be.
