Psalms 94
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Psalm 94
1O Lord, God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, appear!
2Arise, O Judge of the earth.
Give arrogant people what they deserve.
3How long, O Lord, will wicked people triumph?
How long?
4They ramble.
They speak arrogantly.
All troublemakers brag about themselves.
5They crush your people, O Lord.
They make those who belong to you suffer.
6They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.
7They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t even pay attention to it.”
8Pay attention, you stupid people!
When will you become wise, you fools?
9God created ears.
Do you think he can’t hear?
He formed eyes.
Do you think he can’t see?
10He disciplines nations.
Do you think he can’t punish?
He teaches people.
Do you think he doesn’t know anything?
11The Lord knows that people’s thoughts are pointless.
12O Lord, blessed is the person
whom you discipline and instruct from your teachings.
13You give him peace and quiet from times of trouble
while a pit is dug to trap wicked people.
14The Lord will never desert his people
or abandon those who belong to him.
15The decisions of judges will again become fair,
and everyone whose motives are decent will pursue justice.
16Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will stand by my side against troublemakers?
17If the Lord had not come to help me,
my soul would have quickly fallen silent ⌞in death⌟.
18When I said, “My feet are slipping,”
your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
19When I worried about many things,
your assuring words soothed my soul.
20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things
able to be your partners?
21They join forces to take the lives of righteous people.
They condemn innocent people to death.
22The Lord has become my stronghold.
My God has become my rock of refuge.
23He has turned their own wickedness against them.
He will destroy them because of their sins.
The Lord our God will destroy them.
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Psalms 94
94
A Prayer for Deliverance from the Wicked
I
1Lord, avenging God,
avenging God, shine forth!#Na 1:2.
2Rise up, O judge of the earth;
give the proud what they deserve!#Jer 51:56; Lam 3:64.
II
3How long, Lord, shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked glory?#Ps 13:2; 75:5; Jer 12:1.
4How long will they mouth haughty speeches,
go on boasting, all these evildoers?#Ps 73; Mal 2:17; 3:14.
5They crush your people, Lord,
torment your very own.
6They kill the widow and alien;
the orphan they murder.#Ex 22:21–22; Dt 24:17–22.
7They say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob takes no notice.”#Ps 10:11; 64:6; 73:11; Jb 22:13–14; Ez 9:9.
III
8Understand, you stupid people!
You fools, when will you be wise?#Prv 1:22; 8:5.
9Does the one who shaped the ear not hear?
The one who formed the eye not see?#Ex 4:11; Prv 20:12.
10Does the one who guides nations not rebuke?
The one who teaches man not have knowledge?
11The Lord knows the plans of man;
they are like a fleeting breath.#Ps 33:15; 1 Cor 3:20.
IV
12Blessed the one whom you guide, Lord,#Ps 119:71; Jb 5:17.
whom you teach by your instruction,
13To give rest from evil days,
while a pit is being dug for the wicked.
14For the Lord will not forsake his people,
nor abandon his inheritance.#1 Sm 12:22; Sir 47:22.
15Judgment shall again be just,
and all the upright of heart will follow it.
V
16Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
17If the Lord were not my help,
I would long have been silent in the grave.#Ps 6:6; 115:17.
18When I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your mercy, Lord, holds me up.#Ps 145:14.
19When cares increase within me,
your comfort gives me joy.
VI
20Can unjust judges be your allies,
those who create burdens by decree,
21Those who conspire against the just
and condemn the innocent to death?
22No, the Lord is my secure height,
my God, my rock of refuge,
23#Ps 107:42.Who will turn back their evil upon them#Ps 7:16; 9:16; 35:8; 57:7; Prv 26:27; Eccl 10:8; Sir 27:26.
and destroy them for their wickedness.
Surely the Lord our God will destroy them!
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