1. The Lord is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.
2. You are the judge of the whole earth. Give proud people the punishment they deserve.
3. Lord, how long will the wicked have their fun? How much longer?
4. How much longer will those criminals brag about the evil they did?
5. Lord, they hurt your people and make them suffer.
6. They kill widows and foreigners living in our country. They murder orphans.
7. And they say the Lord does not see them doing these evil things! They say the God of Jacob does not know what is happening.
8. You evil people are foolish. When will you learn your lesson? You are so stupid! You must try to understand.
9. God made our ears, so surely he can hear what is happening! He made our eyes, so surely he can see you!
10. The one who disciplines nations will surely correct you. He is the one who teaches us everything.
11. The Lord knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind.
12. Lord, great blessings belong to those you discipline, to those you teach from your law.