Psalms 94
1 God of vengeance — Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.
God of vengeance—YHWH! God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.
Be lifted up, judging the earth, Send back a repayment on the proud.
3 Till when [do] the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?
Until when do the wicked, O YHWH—Until when do the wicked exult?
4 They utter — they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.
They utter—they speak arrogance, All working iniquity boast [about] themselves.
5 Thy people, O Jehovah, they bruise, And Thine inheritance they afflict.
Your people, O YHWH, they bruise, And they afflict Your inheritance.
6 Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.
They slay widow and sojourner, And they murder fatherless ones.
7 And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'
And they say, “YAH does not see, And the God of Jacob does not consider.”
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
Consider, you brutish among the people, And you foolish, when do you act wisely?
9 He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?
He who plants the ear, does He not hear? He who forms the eye, does He not see?
10 He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] Jehovah.
He who is instructing nations, does He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] YHWH.
11 He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
He knows 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,
O the blessedness of the man Whom You instruct, O YAH, And teach him out of Your law,
13 To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.
To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not.
For YHWH does not leave His people, And does not forsake His inheritance.
15 For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,
For judgment turns back to righteousness, And after it all the upright of heart.
16 Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?
Who rises up for me with evildoers? Who stations himself for me with workers of iniquity?
17 Unless Jehovah [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
Unless YHWH [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
18 If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.
If I have said, “My foot has slipped,” Your kindness, O YHWH, supports me.
19 In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
20 Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Is a throne of mischief joined [with] You? A framer of perverseness by statute?
21 They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.
They decree against the soul of the righteous, And declare innocent blood wicked.
22 And Jehovah is for a high place to me, And my God [is] for a rock — my refuge,
And YHWH is for a high place to me, And my God [is] for a rock—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 turns back their iniquity on them, And in their wickedness cuts them off; Our God YHWH cuts them off!
