Psalms 94
1 O God of vengeance O Yahweh O God of vengeance shine forth.
Yahweh, you are able to get revenge [on your enemies]. [So] show them that you are going to punish them!
2 Raise yourself up O judge of the earth repay recompense to proud [people].
You are the one who judges all [people on] the earth; [so] arise, and give/punish the proud [leaders of our] people like they deserve.
3 Until when? wicked [people] - O Yahweh until when? wicked [people] will they exult.
Yahweh, how long will those wicked [people] be glad/happy? It is not right that [RHQ] they continue being glad!
4 They pour forth they speak arrogance they boast all [those who] do wickedness.
They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they [be allowed to] continue doing that?
5 People your O Yahweh they crush and inheritance your they afflict.
Yahweh, [it is as though] those wicked people crush [us], your people; they (oppress/treat cruelly) those who belong to you [DOU].
6 [the] widow And [the] sojourner they kill and fatherless ones they murder.
They murder widows and orphans and people from other countries who [think it is safe to] live in our land.
7 And they said not he will see Yahweh and not he will perceive [the] God of Jacob.
Those wicked people say, “Yahweh does not see anything; [so] the God whom those Israelis [worship] does not see [the evil things that we do].”
8 Understand O stupid [ones] among the people and O fools when? will you have insight.
You evil people [who rule Israel], you are foolish and stupid; when will you become wise [RHQ]?
9 ¿ [the] planter of [the] ear ¿ Not does he hear or? [the] former of [the] eye ¿ not does he see.
God made our ears; so [do you think that] he cannot hear [what you say] [RHQ]? He created our eyes; so do you think that he cannot see [the evil things that you do] [RHQ]?
10 ¿ [the] discipliner of Nations ¿ not does he rebuke the [one who] teaches humankind knowledge.
He also scolds [the leaders of other] nations; so do you think that he will not punish [you] [RHQ]? He is the one who knows everything; [so why do you think that he does not know what you do] [RHQ]?
11 Yahweh [is] knowing [the] thoughts of a person that they [are] a breath.
Yahweh knows [everything] that people are thinking; he knows that what they think ([is useless/vanishes as quickly as]) smoke [MET].
12 How blessed! - [is] the man whom you discipline him O Yahweh and from law your you teach him.
Yahweh, you are pleased with people who [want you to] discipline/correct them, those who [want you to] teach them your laws.
13 To give quiet to him from days of trouble until it will be dug for the wicked a pit.
When those people have had troubles, you cause those troubles to cease, and some day [it will be as though] you will dig pits for wicked people, and they will fall into those pits [and die].
14 For - not he will abandon Yahweh people his and inheritance his not he will forsake.
Yahweh will not abandon his people; he will not desert like that those who belong to him [DOU].
15 For to righteousness it will return judgment and [will be] after it all [people] upright of heart.
[Some day] judges will decide matters fairly for people, and all honest/righteous people will be pleased about that.
16 Who? will he rise up for me with evil-doers who? will he take his stand for me with [those who] do wickedness.
But when wicked [people] ([oppressed me/treated me cruelly]), (who defended me?/no one defended me.) [RHQ] No one stood up to testify for me against those evil people [RHQ].
17 If not Yahweh [had been] a help of me like a little - it dwelt silence self my.
If Yahweh had not helped me [at that time], [I would have been executed], [and] my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where [dead people] say nothing.
18 If I said it has slipped foot my covenant loyalty your O Yahweh it supported me.
I said/thought [to myself], “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.
19 In [the] multitude of disquieting thoughts my in inner being my consolations your they delighted self my.
Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.
20 ¿ Will it be joined to you a throne of destruction [which] fashions mischief on a decree.
You have nothing to do with wicked judges, who establish laws that allow people to do what is not legal.
21 They band together on [the] life of [the] righteous and blood innocent they condemn as guilty.
They plan to get rid of righteous [people], and they declare that (innocent people/people who have not done what is wrong) must be executed.
22 And he has become Yahweh of me a refuge and God my [the] rock of shelter my.
But Yahweh (has become [like] my fortress/protects me) [MET]; my God is [like a huge] rock under which I am protected/safe [MET].
23 And he brought back on them - wickedness their and in evil their he will destroy them he will destroy them Yahweh God our.
He will punish those wicked leaders in return for the wicked things that they have done, and will get rid of them for the sins that they have committed; [yes], Yahweh our God will (wipe them out/destroy them completely).
