Psalms 94
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,
6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;
7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?
10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.
14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?
17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.
19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.
20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.
22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.
23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
