Psalm 94
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1O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!1God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor!
2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.2Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud.
3How long, O LORD? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?3How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph?
4How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?4When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.
5They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own.5LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage.
6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.6The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
7“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”7They say, "The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice."
8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?8Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise?
9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?9The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not?
10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?10The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not?
11The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!11The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings— that they are futile.
12Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions.12How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law,
13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.13keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.
14The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.14For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage.
15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.15Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it.
16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity?
17Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.17If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent.
18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.18When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me.
19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.19When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me.
20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?20Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?
21They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.21They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death.
22But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.22But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge.
23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them.23He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them.
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