1 O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- to whom vengeance H5360 (נְקָמָה) — avengement, whether the act or the passion
- belongeth; O God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- belongeth, shew H3313 (יָפַע) — to shine
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud their desert.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thyself, thou judge H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- render H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- a reward H1576 (גְּמוּל) — treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
- to the proud H1343 (גֵּאֶה) — lofty; figuratively, arrogant
3 Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- how long shall the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- triumph H5937 (עָלַז) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult
4 They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- shall they utter H5042 (נָבַע) — to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
- speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- hard things H6277 (עָתָק) — impudent
- all the workers H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- of iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- boast H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
5 They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They break in pieces H1792 (דָּכָא) — to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
- thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and afflict H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- thine heritage H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
6 They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- the widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- and the stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- and murder H7523 (רָצַח) — properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
7 And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yet they say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yah H3050 (יָהּ) — Jah, the sacred name
- shall not see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- neither shall the God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- regard H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Understand H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- ye brutish H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
- among the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- fools H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- when will ye be wise H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that planted H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- the ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- shall he not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- he that formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- the eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- shall he not see H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
10 He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Even he that teacheth man knowledge?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that chastiseth H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- the heathen H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall not he correct H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- he that teacheth H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
11 Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- knoweth H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- the thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- vanity H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Blessed H835 (אֶשֶׁר) — happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
- the man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- whom thou chastenest H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- O Yah H3050 (יָהּ) — Jah, the sacred name
- and teachest H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- him out of thy law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That thou mayest give him rest H8252 (שָׁקַט) — to repose (usually figurative)
- from the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of adversity H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- until the pit H7845 (שַׁחַת) — a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
- be digged H3738 (כָּרָה) — properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
- for the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will not cast off H5203 (נָטַשׁ) — properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject,…
- his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- neither will he forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- his inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- and all the upright H3477 (יָשָׁר) — straight (literally or figuratively)
- in heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- shall follow H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Who will rise up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- for me against the evildoers H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- who will stand up H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
- for me against the workers H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- of iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
17 Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Unless H3884 (לוּלֵא) — if not
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- had almost H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- dwelt H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- in silence H1745 (דּוּמָה) — silence; figuratively, death
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- My foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- slippeth H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
- thy mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- held me up H5582 (סָעַד) — to support (mostly figurative)
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
- of my thoughts H8312 (שַׂרְעַף) — cogitation
- within H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- me thy comforts H8575 (תַּנְחוּם) — compassion, solace
- delight H8173 (שָׁעַע) — (in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare
- my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
20 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Shall the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of iniquity H1942 (הַוָּה) — by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- have fellowship H2266 (חָבַר) — to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
- with thee, which frameth H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- mischief H5999 (עָמָל) — toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
- by a law H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They gather themselves together H1413 (גָּדַד) — to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)
- against the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- of the righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- and condemn H7561 (רָשַׁע) — to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
- the innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
22 But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- is my defence H4869 (מִשְׂגָּב) — properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge; Misgab, a place in Moab
- and my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- of my refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he shall bring H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- upon them their own iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- and shall cut them off H6789 (צָמַת) — to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
- in their own wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- shall cut them off H6789 (צָמַת) — to extirpate (literally or figuratively)