Psalms 94

1 O Yhwh God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

A Psalm of David for the fourth [day] of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.

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

Be thou exalted, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.

3 Yhwh, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?

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

They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak [so].

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

They have afflicted thy people, O Lord, and hurt thine heritage.

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

They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.

7 Yet they say, Yah shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.

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

Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise.

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

He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?

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

He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, [even] he that teaches man knowledge?

11 Yhwh knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Yah, and teachest him out of thy law;

Blessed is the man whomsoever thou shalt chasten, O Lord, and shalt teach him out of thy law;

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

to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.

14 For Yhwh will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;

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

until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. (Pause)

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

Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? or who will stand up with me against the workers of iniquity?

17 Unless Yhwh had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.

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

If I said, My foot has been moved;

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

thy mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, thy consolation have soothed my soul.

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

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance?

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

They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

22 But Yhwh is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.

23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, Yhwh our God shall cut them off.

And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.