Psalms 94
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
| אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיעַ׃ |
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
| הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃ |
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
| עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים ׀ יְהוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃ |
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
| יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִֽתְאַמְּרוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
| עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּֽוּ׃ |
6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
| אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִֽיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ |
7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
| וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה־יָּהּ וְלֹא־יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃ |
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
| בִּינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ |
9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
| הֲנֹטַֽע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִֽם־יֹצֵֽר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּֽיט׃ |
10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
| הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּֽעַת׃ |
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
| יְֽהוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָֽבֶל׃ |
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
| אַשְׁרֵי ׀ הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃ |
13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
| לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָֽׁחַת׃ |
14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
| כִּי ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹֽב׃ |
15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
| כִּֽי־עַד־צֶדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃ |
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
| מִֽי־יָקוּם לִי עִם־מְרֵעִים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
| לוּלֵי יְהוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
| אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃ |
19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
| בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
| הַֽיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃ |
21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
| יָגוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃ |
22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
| וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִֽי׃ |
23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
| וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ |
