1 Lord, you are the God who punishes. Since you are the one who punishes, come and show your anger.
2 Judge of the earth, rise up. Pay back proud people for what they have done.
3 Lord, how long will those who are evil be glad? How long will they be full of joy?
4 Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always bragging.
5 Lord, they crush your people. They beat down those who belong to you.
6 They kill outsiders. They kill widows. They murder children whose fathers have died.
7 They say, "The Lord doesn't see what's happening. The God of Jacob doesn't pay any attention to it."