Psalms 94
1 The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,
4 Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?
with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,
5 Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,
6 They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?
7 And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?
10 He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?
Can he who trains nations not punish them he who teaches knowledge to people?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
The Lord knows the thoughts of people, that only a breath are they.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.
Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,
13 That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
keeping them calm in the day of misfortune, till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
For the Lord will not leave his people, he will not forsake his inheritance.
15 Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
For the righteous shall come to their rights, and all true-hearted people shall follow them.
16 Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against those who do evil? Who will stand up for me against workers of wrong?
17 Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell. (questioned)
Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.
18 If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.
19 According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.
20 Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?
21 They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.
They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.
22 But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.
But the Lord is my sure retreat, my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.
He will bring back their sin upon them, for their wickedness he will destroy them; the Lord our God will destroy them.
