Psalms 94
1 Yahweh, God who avenges, God who avenges, shine over us.
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Rise up, judge of the earth, give to the proud what they deserve.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
3 How long will the wicked, Yahweh, how long will the wicked rejoice?
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their arrogant words; all those who do evil boast.
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
5 They crush your people, Yahweh; they afflict the nation that belongs to you.
They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
6 They kill the widow and foreigner who lives in their country, and they murder the fatherless.
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
7 They say, “Yahweh will not see, the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.”
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
8 Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you ever learn?
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
9 He who made the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
10 He who disciplines the nations, does he not correct? He is the one who gives knowledge to man.
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of men, that they are vapor.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the one whom you instruct, Yahweh, the one whom you teach from your law.
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
13 You give him rest in times of trouble until a pit is dug for the wicked.
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For Yahweh will not forsake his people or abandon his inheritance.
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
15 For judgment will again be righteous; and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the wicked?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless Yahweh had been my help, I would soon be lying down in the place of silence.
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, held me up.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
19 When cares within me are many, your consolations make me happy.
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with you, one who creates injustice by statute?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
21 They conspire together to take the life of the righteous and they condemn the innocent to death.
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But Yahweh has been my high tower, and my God has been the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
23 He will bring on them their own iniquity and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh 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.
