תְהִלִּים 94

1 אֵל־נְקָמֹ֥ות יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמֹ֣ות הֹופִֽיַע׃

O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

2 הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃

Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.

3 עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃

LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

4 יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

5 עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃

They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage.

6 אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתֹומִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

7 וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃

And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'

8 בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?

9 הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֖זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃

He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?

10 הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גֹּ֭ויִם הֲלֹ֣א יֹוכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃

He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? even He that teacheth man knowledge?

11 יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

12 אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתֹּורָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃

Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;

13 לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט לֹ֖ו מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃

That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

14 כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמֹּ֑ו וְ֝נַחֲלָתֹ֗ו לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃

For the LORD will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance.

15 כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

For right shall return unto justice, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

16 מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

17 לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.

18 אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃

If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.

19 בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

20 הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוֹּ֑ות יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃

Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

21 יָ֭גֹודּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

22 וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃

But the LORD hath been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.

23 וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אֹונָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

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.