Psalms 94
1 O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 Lord how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or 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 Or he that chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not knowe?
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 Surely the Lord will not faile his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 For iudgement shall returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall follow after it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise vp with me against the wicked? or who will take my part against the workers of iniquitie?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule 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 foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
21 They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 And hee will recompence them their wickednes, and destroy them in their owne malice: yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
