Psalms 94
94
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
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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