The text of the psalm
אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיעַ׃
O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃
Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense.
עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃
LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?
יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִתְאַמְּרוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
They gush out, they speak arrogancy; All the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּֽוּ׃
They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.
אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה־יָּהּ וְלֹא־יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃
And they say: 'The LORD will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
בִּינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃
Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand?
הֲנֹטַע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִם־יֹצֵר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּֽיט׃
He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ הַמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּֽעַת׃
He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? Even He that teacheth man knowledge?
יְהוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָֽבֶל׃
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ וּמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃
Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, And teachest out of Thy law;
לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָֽׁחַת׃
That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹֽב׃
For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
כִּי־עַד־צֶדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
מִי־יָקוּם לִי עִם־מְרֵעִים מִי־יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
לוּלֵי יְהוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃
If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
הַיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃
Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
יָגוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִֽי׃
But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.