Psalms 94

1 Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.

O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.

2 Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.

Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.

3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,

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

4 with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,

They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.

5 crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,

They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.

6 murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?

They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.

7 They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.

Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.

8 Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?

Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?

9 Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?

Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

10 Can he who trains nations not punish them he who teaches knowledge to people?

Or he that chastiseth the nations, shall he not correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not knowe?

11 The Lord knows the thoughts of people, that only a breath are they.

The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.

12 Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,

Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,

13 keeping them calm in the day of misfortune, till a pit be dug for the wicked.

That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.

14 For the Lord will not leave his people, he will not forsake his inheritance.

Surely the Lord will not faile his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

15 For the righteous shall come to their rights, and all true-hearted people shall follow them.

For iudgement shall returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall follow after it.

16 Who will rise up for me against those who do evil? Who will stand up for me against workers of wrong?

Who will rise vp with me against the wicked? or who will take my part against the workers of iniquitie?

17 Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.

If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.

18 When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.

When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.

19 When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.

In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.

20 Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?

Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?

21 They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.

They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.

22 But the Lord is my sure retreat, my God is the rock of my refuge.

But the Lord is my refuge, and my God is the rocke of mine hope.

23 He will bring back their sin upon them, for their wickedness he will destroy them; the Lord our God will destroy them.

And hee will recompence them their wickednes, and destroy them in their owne malice: yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.