Psalm 94
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1O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!1O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.2Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud.
3How long, O LORD? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?3How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the wicked exult?
4How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?4They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
5They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own.5They crush Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage.
6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.6They slay the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans.
7“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”7They have said, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed."
8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?8Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones?
9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?9He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?10He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who teaches man knowledge?
11The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
12Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions.12Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, And whom You teach out of Your law;
13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.13That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.14For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.15For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?16Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?
17Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.17If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.18If I should say, "My foot has slipped," Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.19When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.
20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?20Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
21They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.21They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
22But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.22But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of 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 has brought back their wickedness upon them And will destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will destroy them.
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