Psalms 94
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
O LORD! thou God of vengeance! O thou God of vengeance! shine forth!
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Rouse thyself, thou judge of the earth! Render a recompense to the proud!
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
How long, O LORD! shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
How long shall their lips pour forth insolence? How long shall all the evil-doers boast?
5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
O LORD! they trample upon thy people, And oppress thine inheritance!
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.”
And they say, “The LORD doth not see, The God of Jacob doth not regard!”
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Be instructed, ye most stupid of mankind! O when, ye fools, will ye 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 chastiseth nations, shall not he punish? He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of men, That they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Happy the man, O LORD! whom thou correctest, Whom by thy teaching thou makest wise;
13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
To give him peace in the days of adversity, Until a pit be digged for the wicked!
14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
For the LORD will not forsake his people, Nor abandon his own inheritance.
15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
For judgment shall return to justice, 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 wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evil-doers?
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 help, I had well nigh dwelt in the land of silence.
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.
19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
In the multitude of anxieties within me, Thy consolations revive my soul.
20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
Shall with thee be allied the throne of iniquity, Which deviseth mischief against law?
21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
They band together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
But the LORD is my fortress, And my God 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.
He will bring upon them their own iniquity; Yea, through their own wickedness he will cut them off; Yea, the LORD, our God, will cut them off.
