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.
13. You help them stay calm when trouble comes. You will help them until the wicked are put in their graves.
14. The Lord will not leave his people. He will not leave them without help.
15. Justice will return and bring fairness. And those who want to do right will be there to see it.
16. No one helped me fight against the wicked. No one stood with me against those who do evil.
17. And if the Lord had not helped me, I would have been silenced by death.