תְהִלִּים 94
| אֵל־נְקָמֹ֥ות יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמֹ֣ות הֹופִֽיַע׃ | 1 |
The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!
| הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃ | 2 |
Stand up, judge of the earth, and pay back those who are proud what they deserve.
| עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃ | 3 |
How long, Lord? How long will the wicked celebrate in triumph?
| יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 4 |
How long will you let them pour out their arrogant words? How long will these evil people go on boasting?
| עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃ | 5 |
Lord, they crush your people; they oppress those you call your own.
| אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתֹומִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ | 6 |
They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
| וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | 7 |
They say, “The Lord can't see what we're doing. Israel's God doesn't pay any attention to us.”
| בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ | 8 |
Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?
| הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֖זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃ | 9 |
Do you think the creator of the ear can't hear? Do you think the maker of the eye can't see?
| הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גֹּ֭ויִם הֲלֹ֣א יֹוכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃ | 10 |
Do you think that the one who punishes nations won't punish you too? Do you think that the one who teaches human beings knowledge doesn't know anything?
| יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃ | 11 |
The Lord knows the thoughts of human beings—he knows they are pointless.
| אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתֹּורָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃ | 12 |
Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.
| לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט לֹ֖ו מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃ | 13 |
You give them peace in days of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
| כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמֹּ֑ו וְ֝נַחֲלָתֹ֗ו לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃ | 14 |
For the Lord will not give up on his people; he will not abandon his own.
| כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃ | 15 |
Justice will once again be based on what is right; those who are sincere will support it.
| מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ | 16 |
Who came to my defense against the wicked; who stood up for me against those who do evil?
| לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | 17 |
If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.
| אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃ | 18 |
I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.
| בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | 19 |
When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.
| הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוֹּ֑ות יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃ | 20 |
Can unjust judges really be on your side, Lord, when their corrupt use of the law causes misery?
| יָ֭גֹודּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃ | 21 |
They work together to destroy good people; they condemn those who are innocent to death.
| וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃ | 22 |
But the Lord protects me like a fortress; my God is the rock that keeps me safe.
| וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אֹונָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 23 |
He will turn the wickedness of evil people back upon them; he will destroy them because of their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.
