Psalms 94

¹O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

²Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proudtheir desert.

³Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

⁵They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.

⁶They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.

⁷And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

⁸Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹⁰He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Evenhe that teacheth man knowledge?

¹¹Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

¹²Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;

¹³That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

¹⁴For Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.

¹⁵For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

¹⁸When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

¹⁹In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

²¹They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

²²But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.

²³And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.

¹O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

²Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

³How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

⁴They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

⁵They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

⁶They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

⁷They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

⁸Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

⁹He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?

¹⁰He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

¹¹The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

¹²Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

¹³to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

¹⁴For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

¹⁵Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

¹⁸If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

¹⁹When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

²⁰Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?

²¹They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

²²But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

²³He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.