Psalms 94
94
1God of vengeance — Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.
2Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.
3Till when [do] the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?
4They utter — they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.
5Thy people, O Jehovah, they bruise, And Thine inheritance they afflict.
6Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.
7And they say, ‘Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.’
8Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
9He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?
10He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] Jehovah.
11He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
12O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
13To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.
14For Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not.
15For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,
16Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?
17Unless Jehovah [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
18If I have said, ‘My foot hath slipped,’ Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.
19In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
20Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
21They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.
22And Jehovah is for a high place to me, And my God [is] for a rock — my refuge,
23And turneth back on them their iniquity, And in their wickedness cutteth them off; Jehovah our God doth cut them off!
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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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