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
The Just Judge
1Lord, God of vengeance —
God of vengeance, appear. # 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47-48; Jr 46:10
2Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve. # Ps 7:6; 28:4; 98:9
3Lord, how long will the wicked —
how long will the wicked gloat? # Ps 74:10; Rv 6:10
4They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast. # 1Sm 2:3; Ps 31:18
5Lord, they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage. # Is 3:15
6They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless. # Dt 27:19; Is 10:2
7They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.” # Jb 22:13; Ps 10:11
8Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise? # Ps 92:6
9Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see? # Ex 4:11; Pr 20:12
10The One who instructs nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge —
does He not discipline? # Jb 35:11; Is 28:26
11The Lord knows man’s thoughts;
they are meaningless. # Ps 139:2; Is 66:18; 1Co 3:20
12Lord, happy is the man You discipline
and teach from Your law # Ps 25:5,9; 71:17; Is 48:17
13to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked. # Ps 7:15; 9:15; Pr 26:27
14The Lord will not forsake His people
or abandon His heritage, # 1Sm 12:22; Rm 11:2
15for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow # Or heart will support ; lit heart after it. # Ps 36:10; 64:10; 97:11
16Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? # Ps 59:2
17If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death. # Ps 124:1-2
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your faithful love will support me, Lord. # Ps 18:35; 66:9; 121:3
19When I am filled with cares,
Your comfort brings me joy. # Is 57:18; 66:13
20Can a corrupt throne —
one that creates trouble by law —
become Your ally? # Ps 50:16; 58:2
21They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death. # 2Kg 21:16; Ps 106:38; Jr 26:15
22But the Lord is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection. # 2Sm 22:3; Ps 46:1,7; 62:2,6
23He will pay them back for their sins
and destroy them for their evil.
The Lord our God will destroy them. # Ps 73:27; 94:23; 101:5,8
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