God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?

神的选民昼夜呼吁他，他纵然为他们忍了多时，岂不终久给他们伸冤吗？

上帝的选民昼夜呼吁他，他岂会延迟不给他们伸冤吗？

神的选民昼夜呼吁他，他岂会延迟不给他们伸冤吗？

难道上帝听到祂拣选的人昼夜呼求，不替他们申冤吗？难道祂会一直耽延不理吗？

难道神不会为昼夜呼吁他的选民伸冤吗？难道神会耽误他们吗？

难道神绝不会给那些他所拣选、日夜向他呼求的人主持公道吗？难道神会耽误帮助他们吗？

神的選民晝夜呼籲他，他縱然為他們忍了多時，豈不終久給他們伸冤嗎？

上帝的選民晝夜呼籲他，他豈會延遲不給他們伸冤嗎？

神的選民晝夜呼籲他，他豈會延遲不給他們伸冤嗎？

難道上帝聽到祂揀選的人晝夜呼求，不替他們伸冤嗎？難道祂會一直耽延不理嗎？

難道神不會為晝夜呼籲他的選民伸冤嗎？難道神會耽誤他們嗎？

上帝揀選的人晝夜向他喊救，他縱然在他們的事上延持着，難道總不給他們伸冤麼？

難道神絕不會給那些他所揀選、日夜向他呼求的人主持公道嗎？難道神會耽誤幫助他們嗎？

況上帝選民晝夜呼籲、雖久忍之、豈不伸其冤乎、

上帝選民、晝夜籲禱、其應或遲、豈不終伸其冤乎、

天主之選民、晝夜籲禱天主、其應允或遲、豈不終伸其冤乎、

況在天主、焉能不聽其選民之日夜呼籲、而為之昭雪乎？又焉能漠視其困苦、而久置不理乎？

And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?

now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for them?

And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them?

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?

Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

They called out in a loud voice.“ How long, Lord and King, holy and true?” they asked.“ How long will you wait to judge those who live on the earth? How long will it be until you pay them back for killing us?”

The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.

A widow who really needs help and is left all alone puts her hope in God. Night and day she keeps on praying. Night and day she asks God for help.

But you are with me like a mighty warrior. So those who are trying to harm me will trip and fall. They won’t win out over me. They will fail. They’ll be totally put to shame. Their dishonor will never be forgotten.Lord, you rule over all. You test those who do what is right. You see what is in people’s hearts and minds. So pay them back for what they’ve done. I’ve committed my cause to you.Sing to the Lord, you people! Give praise to him! He saves the lives of people in need. He saves them from the power of sinful people.

So don’t throw away your bold faith. It will bring you rich rewards.You need to be faithful. Then you will do what God wants. You will receive what he has promised.“ In just a little while, he who is coming will come. He will not wait any longer.”

Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Lord, you are the God who saves me. Day and night I cry out to you.

God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble.

Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Night and day we pray very hard that we will see you again. We want to give you what is missing in your faith.

Then she was a widow until she was 84. She never left the temple. She worshiped night and day, praying and going without food.

Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? God makes us right with himself.

Lord, how long must I wait? Will you forget me forever? How long will you turn your face away from me?How long must I struggle with my thoughts? How long must my heart be sad day after day? How long will my enemies keep winning the battle over me?

You can be sure that the Lord lives,” he said.“ And you can be just as sure that the Lord himself will strike Saul down. Perhaps he’ll die a natural death. Or perhaps he’ll go into battle and be killed.May the Lord keep me from doing anything to harm his anointed king. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s leave.”

I thank God, whom I serve as did our people of long ago. I serve God, knowing that what I have done is right. Night and day I thank God for you. Night and day I always remember you in my prayers.

I, Paul, am writing this letter. I serve God, and I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. God sent me to help his chosen people believe in Christ more and more. God sent me to help them understand even more the truth that leads to godly living.

So“ they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.

God, save me by your power. Set me free by your might.God, hear my prayer. Listen to what I’m saying.Enemies who are proud are attacking me. Mean people are trying to kill me. They don’t care about God.But I know that God helps me. The Lord is the one who keeps me going.My enemies tell lies about me. Do to them the evil things they planned against me. God, be faithful and destroy them.I will sacrifice an offering to you just because I choose to. Lord, I will praise your name because it is good.You have saved me from all my troubles. With my own eyes I have seen you win the battle over my enemies.

You are God’s chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don’t be proud. Be gentle and patient.

“ You heavens, be glad for this! You people of God, be glad! You apostles and prophets, be glad! God has judged her with the judgment she gave to you.”

Take away the power of sinful people. Hold them accountable for the evil things they do. Uncover all the evil they have done.The Lord is King for ever and ever. The nations will disappear from his land.Lord, you hear the desires of those who are hurting. You cheer them up and give them hope. You listen to their cries.You stand up for those whose fathers have died and for those who have been treated badly. You do it so that mere human beings made of dust may not terrify others anymore.

May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord pay you back because of the wrong things you have done to me. But I won’t do anything to hurt you.People say,‘ Evil acts come from those who do evil.’ So I won’t do anything to hurt you.“ King Saul, who are you trying to catch? Who do you think you are chasing? I’m nothing but a dead dog or a flea!May the Lord be our judge. May he decide between us. May he consider my case and stand up for me. May he show that I’m not guilty of doing anything wrong. May he save me from you.”

The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to.

He rules the world in keeping with what is right. He judges all its people fairly.