Psalms 94
1 O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.
The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!
2 Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.
Stand up, judge of the earth, and pay back those who are proud what they deserve.
3 Lord how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
How long, Lord? How long will the wicked celebrate in triumph?
4 They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.
How long will you let them pour out their arrogant words? How long will these evil people go on boasting?
5 They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
Lord, they crush your people; they oppress those you call your own.
6 They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.
They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.
They say, “The Lord can't see what we're doing. Israel's God doesn't pay any attention to us.”
8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?
9 Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Do you think the creator of the ear can't hear? Do you think the maker of the eye can't see?
10 Or he that chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not knowe?
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?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.
The Lord knows the thoughts of human beings—he knows they are pointless.
12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.
13 That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.
You give them peace in days of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
14 Surely the Lord will not faile his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
For the Lord will not give up on his people; he will not abandon his own.
15 For iudgement shall returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall follow after it.
Justice will once again be based on what is right; those who are sincere will support it.
16 Who will rise vp with me against the wicked? or who will take my part against the workers of iniquitie?
Who came to my defense against the wicked; who stood up for me against those who do evil?
17 If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.
If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.
18 When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.
I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.
When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.
20 Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?
Can unjust judges really be on your side, Lord, when their corrupt use of the law causes misery?
21 They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.
They work together to destroy good people; they condemn those who are innocent to death.
22 But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.
But the Lord protects me like a fortress; my God is the rock that keeps me safe.
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 turn the wickedness of evil people back upon them; he will destroy them because of their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.
