Psalms 94
1 O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.
A Psalm of David for the fourth [day] of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.
2 Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.
Be you exalted, you that judge the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 Lord how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?
4 They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.
They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak [so].
5 They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
They have afflicted your people, O Lord, and hurt your heritage.
6 They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.
They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.
And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
Understand now, you simple among the people; and you fools, at length be wise.
9 Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?
10 Or he that chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not knowe?
He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, [even] he that teaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.
The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Blessed is the man whoever you shall chasten, O Lord, and shall teach him out of your law;
13 That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.
to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.
14 Surely the Lord will not faile his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
15 For iudgement shall returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall follow after it.
until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. (Pause)
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 transgressors? or who will stand up with me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.
If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
18 When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.
If I said, My foot has been moved;
19 In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.
your mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, your consolation have soothed my soul.
20 Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by an ordinance?
21 They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.
They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
22 But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.
But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.
23 And hee will recompence them their wickednes, and destroy them in their owne malice: yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.
And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.
