Psalm 94:5-15

Good News Translation

⁵ They crush your people, Lord;
    they oppress those who belong to you.
⁶ They kill widows and orphans,
    and murder the strangers who live in our land.
⁷ They say, “The Lord does not see us;
    the God of Israel does not notice.”

⁸ My people, how can you be such stupid fools?
    When will you ever learn?
⁹ God made our ears—can't he hear?
    He made our eyes—can't he see?
¹⁰ He scolds the nations—won't he punish them?^[a]
    He is the teacher of us all—hasn't he any knowledge?
^11 (A)The Lord knows what we think;
    he knows how senseless our reasoning is.

¹² Lord, how happy are those you instruct,
    the ones to whom you teach your law!
¹³ You give them rest from days of trouble
    until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
¹⁴ The Lord will not abandon his people;
    he will not desert those who belong to him.
¹⁵ Justice will again be found in the courts,
    and all righteous people will support it.