Psalms 94
1 God of vengeance — Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.
O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
2 Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.
Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.
3 Till when [do] the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
4 They utter — they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.
They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
5 Thy people, O Jehovah, they bruise, And Thine inheritance they afflict.
They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage.
6 Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
7 And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'
And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?
9 He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?
He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
10 He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] Jehovah.
He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? even He that teacheth man knowledge?
11 He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;
13 To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.
That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not.
For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance.
15 For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,
For right shall return unto justice, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless Jehovah [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.
18 If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.
If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
19 In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?
21 They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
22 And Jehovah is for a high place to me, And my God [is] for a rock — my refuge,
But the LORD hath been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.
23 And turneth back on them their iniquity, And in their wickedness cutteth them off; Jehovah our God doth cut them off!
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.
