Psalm 94:8-15

New International Version

⁸Take notice, you senseless ones^(A) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
⁹Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?^(B)
¹⁰Does he who disciplines^(C) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches^(D) mankind lack knowledge?
¹¹The Lord knows all human plans;^(E)
    he knows that they are futile.^(F)

¹²Blessed is the one you discipline,^(G) Lord,
    the one you teach^(H) from your law;
¹³you grant them relief from days of trouble,^(I)
    till a pit^(J) is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For the Lord will not reject his people;^(K)
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
¹⁵Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,^(L)
    and all the upright in heart^(M) will follow it.

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Psalm 94:8-15

Good News Translation

⁸My people, how can you be such stupid fools?
    When will you ever learn?
⁹God made our ears—can't he hear?
    He made our eyes—can't he see?
¹⁰He 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.

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