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Psalm 94

1 The Lord is a God who avenges.(A)
    O God who avenges, shine forth.(B)
2 Rise up,(C) Judge(D) of the earth;
    pay back(E) to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(F)

4 They pour out arrogant(G) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(H)
5 They crush your people,(I) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.(J)
6 They slay the widow(K) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.(L)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;(M)
    the God of Jacob(N) takes no notice.”

8 Take notice, you senseless ones(O) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?(P)
10 Does he who disciplines(Q) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches(R) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(S)
    he knows that they are futile.(T)

12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(U) Lord,
    the one you teach(V) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(W)
    till a pit(X) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(Y)
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(Z)
    and all the upright in heart(AA) will follow it.

16 Who will rise up(AB) for me against the wicked?
    Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(AC)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(AD)
    I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(AE)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(AF)”
    your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(AG) was great within me,
    your consolation(AH) brought me joy.

20 Can a corrupt throne(AI) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(AJ)
21 The wicked band together(AK) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent(AL) to death.(AM)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock(AN) in whom I take refuge.(AO)
23 He will repay(AP) them for their sins
    and destroy(AQ) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

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Psalm 94
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94 The Lord is a God who punishes people.
    God, come punish them.
2 You are the judge of the whole earth.
    Give proud people the punishment they deserve.
3 Lord, how long will the wicked have their fun?
    How much longer?
4 How much longer will those criminals
    brag about the evil they did?
5 Lord, they hurt your people
    and make them suffer.
6 They kill widows and foreigners living in our country.
    They murder orphans.
7 And they say the Lord does not see them doing these evil things!
    They say the God of Jacob does not know what is happening.

8 You evil people are foolish.
    When will you learn your lesson?
You are so stupid!
    You must try to understand.
9 God made our ears,
    so surely he can hear what is happening!
He made our eyes,
    so surely he can see you!
10 The one who disciplines nations will surely correct you.
    He is the one who teaches us everything.
11 The Lord knows what people are thinking.
    He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind.

12 Lord, great blessings belong to those you discipline,
    to those you teach from your law.
13 You help them stay calm when trouble comes.
    You will help them until the wicked are put in their graves.
14 The Lord will not leave his people.
    He will not leave them without help.
15 Justice will return and bring fairness.
    And those who want to do right will be there to see it.

16 No one helped me fight against the wicked.
    No one stood with me against those who do evil.
17 And if the Lord had not helped me,
    I would have been silenced by death.
18 I know I was ready to fall,
    but, Lord, your faithful love supported me.
19 I was very worried and upset,
    but you comforted me and made me happy!

20 You don’t help crooked judges.
    They use the law to make life hard for the people.
21 They attack those who do right.
    They say innocent people are guilty and put them to death.
22 But the Lord is my place of safety, high on the mountain.
    God, my Rock, is my safe place!
23 He will punish those evil judges for the bad things they did.
    He will destroy them because they sinned.
    The Lord our God will destroy them.

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Psalm 94
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God the Refuge of the Righteous

94 O Lord God, (A)to whom vengeance belongs—
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
2 Rise up, O (B)Judge of the earth;
[a]Render punishment to the proud.
3 Lord, (C)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?

4 They (D)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
7 (E)Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob [b]understand.”

8 Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
9 (F)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
10 He who [c]instructs the [d]nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord (G)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.

12 Blessed is the man whom You (H)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,
13 That You may give him [e]rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not [f]cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
15 But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
18 If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.

20 Shall (I)the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
21 They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn (J)innocent blood.
22 But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
23 He has brought on them their own iniquity,
And shall [g]cut them off in their own wickedness;
The Lord our God shall cut them off.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 94:2 Repay with
  2. Psalm 94:7 pay attention
  3. Psalm 94:10 disciplines
  4. Psalm 94:10 Gentiles
  5. Psalm 94:13 relief
  6. Psalm 94:14 abandon
  7. Psalm 94:23 destroy them
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Psalm 94
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A Prayer for Retribution against Oppressors

94 O Yahweh, God of vengeance,
God of vengeance, shine forth.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth.
Repay upon the proud what is their rightful due.
3 How long will the wicked, O Yahweh,
how long will the wicked exult?
4 They gush words[a] unrestrained.
All the evildoers boast.
5 They crush your people, O Yahweh;
they oppress your inheritance.
6 They kill widow and stranger,
and they murder orphans,
7 while[b] they say, “Yah[c] does not see,”
and “The God of Jacob does not pay attention.”
8 You pay attention, O brutes among the people.
And you fools, when you will show insight?
9 Will the one who planted the ear not hear?
Will the one who formed the eye not see?
10 Will the one who instructs nations not rebuke,
the one who teaches humankind knowledge?
11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of humankind,
that they are to no purpose.[d]
12 Blessed is the man, O Yah, whom you instruct
and teach from your law,
13 to give him rest from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For Yahweh will not abandon his people,
nor forsake his inheritance.
15 For judgment will return to righteousness,[e]
and all the upright in heart will follow after it.
16 Who rose up for me against the wicked?
Who stood up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If Yahweh had not been my help,
my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
18 When I thought,[f] “My foot is slipping,”
your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.
19 When my troubled thoughts were many within me,[g]
your consolations cheered my soul.
20 Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction,
one that forms trouble based on statute?
21 They band together against the life of the righteous,
and declare the blameless guilty of blood.[h]
22 But Yahweh has become my high stronghold,
and my God has become my rock of refuge.
23 And he will repay on them their iniquity,
and by[i] their evil he will destroy them.
Yahweh our God will destroy them.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 94:4 Literally “They gush, they speak,” which is probably a hendiadys
  2. Psalm 94:7 Hebrew “and”
  3. Psalm 94:7 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  4. Psalm 94:11 Literally “they are a breath” or “a vanity”
  5. Psalm 94:15 That is, the court system will operate correctly
  6. Psalm 94:18 Hebrew “If/When I said,” that is, said to myself
  7. Psalm 94:19 Literally “in my inward parts”
  8. Psalm 94:21 Or “condemn innocent blood”
  9. Psalm 94:23 Or “in”
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