Psalms 94
94
1O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth,
Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth:
Render to the proud their desert.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked,
How long shall the wicked triumph?
4They prate, they speak arrogantly:
All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD,
And afflict thine heritage.
6They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
7And they say, The LORD shall not see,
Neither shall the God of Jacob consider.
8Consider, ye brutish among the people:
And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?
He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct,
Even he that teacheth man knowledge?
11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man,
That they are vanity.
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD,
And teachest out of thy law;
13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14For the LORD will not cast off his people,
Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15For judgement shall return unto righteousness:
And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17Unless the LORD had been my help,
My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
18When I said, My foot slippeth;
Thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19In the multitude of my thoughts within me
Thy comforts delight my soul.
20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee,
Which frameth mischief by statute?
21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
And condemn the innocent blood.
22But the LORD hath been my high tower;
And my God the rock of my refuge.
23And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity,
And shall cut them off in their own evil;
the LORD our God shall cut them off.
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Psalms 94
94
Psalm 94
1 LORD, avenging God—
avenging God, show yourself!
2Rise up, judge of the earth!
Pay back the arrogant exactly what they deserve!
3How long will the wicked—oh, LORD!—
how long will the wicked win?
4They spew arrogant words;
all the evildoers are bragging.
5They crush your own people, LORD!
They abuse your very own possession.
6They kill widows and immigrants;
they murder orphans,
7saying all the while,
“The LORD can’t see it;
Jacob’s God doesn’t know
what’s going on!”
8You ignorant people better learn quickly.
You fools—when will you get some sense?
9The one who made the ear,
can’t he hear?
The one who formed the eye,
can’t he see?
10The one who disciplines nations,
can’t he punish?
The one who teaches humans,
doesn’t he know?#94.10 Correction; MT the one who teaches humans knowledge
11The LORD does indeed know human thoughts,
knows that they are nothing but a puff of air.
12The people you discipline, LORD, are truly happy—
the ones you teach from your Instruction—
13giving them relief from troubling times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14The LORD will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his very own possession.
15No, but justice will once again meet up with righteousness,
and all whose heart is right will follow after.
16Who will stand up for me against the wicked?
Who will help me against evildoers?
17If the LORD hadn’t helped me,
I#94.17 Or soul; also in 94:19, 21 would live instantly in total silence.
18Whenever I feel my foot slipping,
your faithful love steadies me, LORD.
19When my anxieties multiply,
your comforting calms me down.
20Can a wicked ruler be your ally;
one who wreaks havoc by means of the law?
21The wicked gang up against the lives of the righteous.
They condemn innocent blood.
22But the LORD is my fortress;
my God is my rock of refuge.
23He will repay them for their wickedness,
completely destroy them because of their evil.
Yes, the LORD our God will completely destroy them.
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