Psalms 94

1O Lord, the God of vengeance,

O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!

2Arise, O Judge of the earth.

Give the proud what they deserve.

3How long, O Lord?

How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?

4How long will they speak with arrogance?

How long will these evil people boast?

5They crush your people, Lord,

hurting those you claim as your own.

6They kill widows and foreigners

and murder orphans.

7“The Lord isn’t looking,” they say,

“and besides, the God of Israel#94:7 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 44:4. doesn’t care.”

8Think again, you fools!

When will you finally catch on?

9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?

Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?

10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?

He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?

11The Lord knows people’s thoughts;

he knows they are worthless!

12Joyful are those you discipline, Lord,

those you teach with your instructions.

13You give them relief from troubled times

until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.

14The Lord will not reject his people;

he will not abandon his special possession.

15Judgment will again be founded on justice,

and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.

16Who will protect me from the wicked?

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

17Unless the Lord had helped me,

I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.

18I cried out, “I am slipping!”

but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.

19When doubts filled my mind,

your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.

20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—

leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

21They gang up against the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

22But the Lord is my fortress;

my God is the mighty rock where I hide.

23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.

He will destroy them for their sins.

The Lord our God will destroy them.

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Psalms 94

God the Refuge of the Righteous

1O Lord God, #Deut. 32:35; (Is. 35:4; Nah. 1:2; Rom. 12:19)to whom vengeance belongs—

O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

2Rise up, O #(Gen. 18:25)Judge of the earth;

Render punishment to the proud.

3Lord, #(Job 20:5)how long will the wicked,

How long will the wicked triumph?

4They #Ps. 31:18; Jude 15utter speech, and speak insolent things;

All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

5They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,

And afflict Your heritage.

6They slay the widow and the stranger,

And murder the fatherless.

7#Job 22:13; Ps. 10:11Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,

Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”

8Understand, you senseless among the people;

And you fools, when will you be wise?

9#(Ex. 4:11; Prov. 20:12)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?

He who formed the eye, shall He not see?

10He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct,

He who teaches man knowledge?

11The Lord #Job 11:11; 1 Cor. 3:20knows the thoughts of man,

That they are futile.

12Blessed is the man whom You #(Deut. 8:5; Job 5:17; Ps. 119:71; Prov. 3:11, 12; Heb. 12:5, 6)instruct, O Lord,

And teach out of Your law,

13That You may give him rest from the days of adversity,

Until the pit is dug for the wicked.

14For the Lord will not cast off His people,

Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

15But judgment will return to righteousness,

And all the upright in heart will follow it.

16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?

Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

17Unless the Lord had been my help,

My soul would soon have settled in silence.

18If I say, “My foot slips,”

Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.

19In the multitude of my anxieties within me,

Your comforts delight my soul.

20Shall #Amos 6:3the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,

Have fellowship with You?

21They gather together against the life of the righteous,

And condemn #(Ex. 23:7); Ps. 106:38; (Prov. 17:15); Matt. 27:4innocent blood.

22But the Lord has been my defense,

And my God the rock of my refuge.

23He has brought on them their own iniquity,

And shall cut them off in their own wickedness;

The Lord our God shall cut them off.

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