Psalms 94
1 O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;
They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard [it].
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
21 They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 And he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah our God will cut them off.
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
