Psalm 91:14-94:16

English Standard Version

¹⁴“Because he ^(A)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
    I will protect him, because he ^(B)knows my name.
¹⁵When he ^(C)calls to me, I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will rescue him and ^(D)honor him.
¹⁶With ^(E)long life I will satisfy him
    and ^(F)show him my salvation.”

How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92 ^(G)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    to sing praises to your name, ^(H)O Most High;
²to declare your ^(I)steadfast love in ^(J)the morning,
    and your ^(K)faithfulness by ^(L)night,
³to the music of ^(M)the lute and ^(N)the harp,
    to the melody of ^(O)the lyre.
⁴For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your ^(P)work;
    at ^(Q)the works of your hands I sing for joy.

⁵How ^(R)great are your works, O Lord!
    Your ^(S)thoughts are very ^(T)deep!
⁶The stupid man cannot know;
    the fool cannot understand this:
⁷that though ^(U)the wicked sprout like grass
    and all ^(V)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
⁸    but you, O Lord, are ^(W)on high forever.
⁹For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
    for behold, your enemies shall perish;
    all evildoers shall be ^(X)scattered.

¹⁰But you have exalted my ^(Y)horn like that of ^(Z)the wild ox;
you have ^(AA)poured over me^[a] fresh oil.
¹¹My ^(AB)eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

¹²^(AC)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
    and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
¹³They are planted in the house of the Lord;
    they flourish in ^(AD)the courts of our God.
¹⁴They still bear fruit in old age;
    they are ever full of sap and green,
¹⁵^(AE)to declare that the Lord is upright;
    he is my ^(AF)rock, and there is ^(AG)no unrighteousness in him.

The Lord Reigns

93 ^(AH)The Lord reigns; he is ^(AI)robed in majesty;
the Lord is ^(AJ)robed; he has ^(AK)put on strength as his belt.
^(AL)Yes, the world is established; ^(AM)it shall never be moved.
²^(AN)Your throne is established from of old;
^(AO)you are from everlasting.

³^(AP)The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
    the floods have lifted up their voice;
    the floods lift up their roaring.
⁴Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
    mightier than the waves of the sea,
    ^(AQ)the Lord ^(AR)on high is mighty!

⁵Your ^(AS)decrees are very trustworthy;
^(AT)holiness befits your house,
O Lord, forevermore.

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of ^(AU)vengeance,
    O God of vengeance, ^(AV)shine forth!
²^(AW)Rise up, O ^(AX)judge of the earth;
    repay to the ^(AY)proud what they deserve!
³O Lord, ^(AZ)how long shall the wicked,
    how long shall ^(BA)the wicked exult?
⁴They pour out their ^(BB)arrogant words;
    all ^(BC)the evildoers boast.
⁵They ^(BD)crush your people, O Lord,
    and afflict your heritage.
⁶They kill ^(BE)the widow and the sojourner,
    and murder ^(BF)the fatherless;
⁷^(BG)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

⁸^(BH)Understand, O dullest of the people!
    Fools, when will you be wise?
⁹^(BI)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
¹⁰He who ^(BJ)disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who ^(BK)teaches man knowledge—
¹¹    ^(BL)the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
    that they are ^(BM)but a breath.^[b]

¹²^(BN)Blessed is the man whom you ^(BO)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,
¹³to give him ^(BP)rest from ^(BQ)days of trouble,
    until ^(BR)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴^(BS)For the Lord will not forsake his ^(BT)people;
    he will not abandon his ^(BU)heritage;
¹⁵for ^(BV)justice will return to the righteous,
    and all the upright in heart will ^(BW)follow it.