Psalms 94
1 O LORD! thou God of vengeance! O thou God of vengeance! shine forth!
Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Rouse thyself, thou judge of the earth! Render a recompense to the proud!
Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, O LORD! shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?
Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,
4 How long shall their lips pour forth insolence? How long shall all the evil-doers boast?
with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,
5 O LORD! they trample upon thy people, And oppress thine inheritance!
crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,
6 They slay the widow, and the stranger, And murder the fatherless;
murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?
7 And they say, “The LORD doth not see, The God of Jacob doth not regard!”
They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.
8 Be instructed, ye most stupid of mankind! O when, ye fools, will ye be wise?
Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?
10 He that chastiseth nations, shall not he punish? He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Can he who trains nations not punish them he who teaches knowledge to people?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of men, That they are vanity.
The Lord knows the thoughts of people, that only a breath are they.
12 Happy the man, O LORD! whom thou correctest, Whom by thy teaching thou makest wise;
Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,
13 To give him peace in the days of adversity, Until a pit be digged for the wicked!
keeping them calm in the day of misfortune, till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not forsake his people, Nor abandon his own inheritance.
For the Lord will not leave his people, he will not forsake his inheritance.
15 For judgment shall return to justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
For the righteous shall come to their rights, and all true-hearted people shall follow them.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evil-doers?
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 been my help, I had well nigh dwelt in the land of silence.
Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.
18 When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.
When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.
19 In the multitude of anxieties within me, Thy consolations revive my soul.
When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.
20 Shall with thee be allied the throne of iniquity, Which deviseth mischief against law?
Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?
21 They band together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.
22 But the LORD is my fortress, And my God the rock of my refuge.
But the Lord is my sure retreat, my God is the rock of my refuge.
23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity; Yea, through their own wickedness he will cut them off; Yea, the LORD, our God, will cut them off.
He will bring back their sin upon them, for their wickedness he will destroy them; the Lord our God will destroy them.
