Psalms 94
1 The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!
| אל-נקמות יהוה אל נקמות הופיע |
2 Stand up, judge of the earth, and pay back those who are proud what they deserve.
| הנשא שפט הארץ השב גמול על-גאים |
3 How long, Lord? How long will the wicked celebrate in triumph?
| עד-מתי רשעים יהוה עד-מתי רשעים יעלזו |
4 How long will you let them pour out their arrogant words? How long will these evil people go on boasting?
| יביעו ידברו עתק יתאמרו כל-פעלי און |
5 Lord, they crush your people; they oppress those you call your own.
| עמך יהוה ידכאו ונחלתך יענו |
6 They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
| אלמנה וגר יהרגו ויתומים ירצחו |
7 They say, “The Lord can't see what we're doing. Israel's God doesn't pay any attention to us.”
| ויאמרו לא יראה-יה ולא-יבין אלהי יעקב |
8 Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?
| בינו בערים בעם וכסילים מתי תשכילו |
9 Do you think the creator of the ear can't hear? Do you think the maker of the eye can't see?
| הנטע אזן הלא ישמע אם-יצר עין הלא יביט |
10 Do you think that the one who punishes nations won't punish you too? Do you think that the one who teaches human beings knowledge doesn't know anything?
| היסר גוים הלא יוכיח המלמד אדם דעת |
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of human beings—he knows they are pointless.
| יהוה--ידע מחשבות אדם כי-המה הבל |
12 Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.
| אשרי הגבר אשר-תיסרנו יה ומתורתך תלמדנו |
13 You give them peace in days of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
| להשקיט לו מימי רע-- עד יכרה לרשע שחת |
14 For the Lord will not give up on his people; he will not abandon his own.
| כי לא-יטש יהוה עמו ונחלתו לא יעזב |
15 Justice will once again be based on what is right; those who are sincere will support it.
| כי-עד-צדק ישוב משפט ואחריו כל-ישרי-לב |
16 Who came to my defense against the wicked; who stood up for me against those who do evil?
| מי-יקום לי עם-מרעים מי-יתיצב לי עם-פעלי און |
17 If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.
| לולי יהוה עזרתה לי-- כמעט שכנה דומה נפשי |
18 I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.
| אם-אמרתי מטה רגלי חסדך יהוה יסעדני |
19 When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.
| ברב שרעפי בקרבי-- תנחומיך ישעשעו נפשי |
20 Can unjust judges really be on your side, Lord, when their corrupt use of the law causes misery?
| היחברך כסא הוות יצר עמל עלי-חק |
21 They work together to destroy good people; they condemn those who are innocent to death.
| יגודו על-נפש צדיק ודם נקי ירשיעו |
22 But the Lord protects me like a fortress; my God is the rock that keeps me safe.
| ויהי יהוה לי למשגב ואלהי לצור מחסי |
23 He will turn the wickedness of evil people back upon them; he will destroy them because of their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.
| וישב עליהם את אונם-- וברעתם יצמיתם יצמיתם יהוה אלהינו |
