Psalms 94
1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself.
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 They break in pieces your people, O LORD, and afflict your 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 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Understand, all of you brutish among the people: and all of you fools, when will all of you be wise?
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 chastises the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teaches man knowledge, shall not he know?
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man whom you chasten, O LORD, and teach him out of your law;
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dug 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 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: 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 evildoers? or 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 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 foot slips; your mercy, O LORD, held me up.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul.
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?
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 the innocent blood.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
