Psalms 94
1 A Psalm of David himself. The Fourth Sabbath. The Lord is the God of retribution. The God of retribution acts in order to deliver.
The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
2 Lift yourself up, for you judge the earth. Repay the arrogant with retribution.
Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners glory?
How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?
4 How long will they utter and speak iniquity? How long will all who work injustice speak out?
Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?
5 They have humiliated your people, O Lord, and they have harassed your inheritance.
Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
6 They have executed the widow and the new arrival, and they have slaughtered the orphan.
They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
7 And they have said, “The Lord will not see, nor will the God of Jacob understand.”
And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
8 Understand, you senseless ones among the people. And be wise at last, you foolish ones.
Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
9 He who formed the ear, will he not hear? And he who forged the eye, does he not look closely?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
10 He who chastises nations, he who teaches man knowledge, will he not rebuke?
He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of men: that these are in vain.
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
12 Blessed is the man whom you will instruct, O Lord. And you will teach him from your law.
Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.
13 So may you soothe him from the evil days, until a pit may be dug for sinners.
That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not drive away his people, and he will not abandon his inheritance,
For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
15 even until the time when justice is being converted into judgment, and when those who are close to justice are all those who are upright of heart.
Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
16 Who will rise up with me against the malignant? Or who will stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Except that the Lord assisted me, my soul almost would have dwelt in Hell. (questioned)
Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell. (questioned)
18 If ever I said, “My foot is slipping,” then your mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
19 According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, your consolations have given joy to my soul.
According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
20 Does the seat of iniquity adhere to you, you who contrive hardship within a commandment?
Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
21 They will hunt down the soul of the just, and they will condemn innocent blood.
They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.
22 And the Lord has been made into a refuge for me, and my God into the assistance of my hope.
But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.
23 And he will repay them their iniquity, and he will destroy them in their malice. The Lord our God will utterly destroy them.
And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.
