Psalms 94
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
They break in pieces your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?
9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
He that chastises the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teaches man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and teach him out of your law;
13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dig for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelled in silence.
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
When I said, My foot slips; your mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul.
20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
And he shall bring on them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yes, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
