Psalms 94

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

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

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

Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

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

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

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

[How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

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

They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

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

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

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

Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].

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

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?

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

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

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

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]?

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

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

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

Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

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

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

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

For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

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

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

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

Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

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

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

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

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

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

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

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

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

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

But the LORD is my defence; and my God [is] the rock of my refuge.

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

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; [yea], the LORD our God shall cut them off.