Psalms 94
1 O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.
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 exult?
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage.
They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? 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 He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? even He that teacheth man knowledge?
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance.
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 For right shall return unto justice, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the LORD hath been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil; the LORD our God will cut them off.
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
