Psalmorum 94
1 Psalmus ipsi David, quarta sabbati. Deus ultionum Dominus; Deus ultionum libere egit.
LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.
2 Exaltare, qui judicas terram; redde retributionem superbis.
Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.
3 Usquequo peccatores, Domine, usquequo peccatores gloriabuntur;
LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?
4 effabuntur et loquentur iniquitatem; loquentur omnes qui operantur injustitiam?
They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.
5 Populum tuum, Domine, humiliaverunt, et hæreditatem tuam vexaverunt.
They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage.
6 Viduam et advenam interfecerunt, et pupillos occiderunt.
They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.
7 Et dixerunt: Non videbit Dominus, nec intelliget Deus Jacob.
They say, “The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”
8 Intelligite, insipientes in populo; et stulti, aliquando sapite.
Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?
9 Qui plantavit aurem non audiet? aut qui finxit oculum non considerat?
He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?
10 Qui corripit gentes non arguet, qui docet hominem scientiam?
He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.
11 Dominus scit cogitationes hominum, quoniam vanæ sunt.
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12 Beatus homo quem tu erudieris, Domine, et de lege tua docueris eum:
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of your law,
13 ut mitiges ei a diebus malis, donec fodiatur peccatori fovea.
that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14 Quia non repellet Dominus plebem suam, et hæreditatem suam non derelinquet,
For the LORD won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 quoadusque justitia convertatur in judicium: et qui juxta illam, omnes qui recto sunt corde.
For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Quis consurget mihi adversus malignantes? aut quis stabit mecum adversus operantes iniquitatem?
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
17 Nisi quia Dominus adjuvit me, paulominus habitasset in inferno anima mea. (questioned)
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.
18 Si dicebam: Motus est pes meus: misericordia tua, Domine, adjuvabat me.
When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.
19 Secundum multitudinem dolorum meorum in corde meo, consolationes tuæ lætificaverunt animam meam.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
20 Numquid adhæret tibi sedes iniquitatis, qui fingis laborem in præcepto?
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
21 Captabunt in animam justi, et sanguinem innocentem condemnabunt.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 Et factus est mihi Dominus in refugium, et Deus meus in adjutorium spei meæ.
But the LORD has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.
23 Et reddet illis iniquitatem ipsorum, et in malitia eorum disperdet eos: disperdet illos Dominus Deus noster.
He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. The LORD, our God, will cut them off.
