Psalms 94
1 O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.
Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.
Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 Lord how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,
4 They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.
with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,
5 They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,
6 They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.
murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.
They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?
9 Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?
10 Or he that chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not knowe?
Can he who trains nations not punish them he who teaches knowledge to people?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.
The Lord knows the thoughts of people, that only a breath are they.
12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,
13 That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.
keeping them calm in the day of misfortune, till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 Surely the Lord will not faile his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
For the Lord will not leave his people, he will not forsake his inheritance.
15 For iudgement shall returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall follow after it.
For the righteous shall come to their rights, and all true-hearted people shall follow them.
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 those who do evil? Who will stand up for me against workers of wrong?
17 If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.
Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.
18 When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.
When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.
When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.
20 Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?
Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?
21 They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.
They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.
22 But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.
But the Lord is my sure retreat, my God is the rock of my 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 back their sin upon them, for their wickedness he will destroy them; the Lord our God will destroy them.
