Psalms 94

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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