Psalms 94

1 O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;

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

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

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

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

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

4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

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

5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;

crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,

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

murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?

7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard [it].

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

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

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

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

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

10 He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;

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

15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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

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

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

17 If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

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

18 When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

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

19 In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.

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

20 Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?

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

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

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

22 But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge.

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

23 And he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah our God will cut them off.

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