| 94:1 |
O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth. |
| 94:2 |
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. |
| 94:3 |
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant? |
| 94:4 |
They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting. |
| 94:5 |
They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance. |
| 94:6 |
They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless. |
| 94:7 |
They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed." |
| 94:8 |
Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? |
| 94:9 |
Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? |
| 94:10 |
Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge? |
| 94:11 |
The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile. |
| 94:12 |
Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law; |
| 94:13 |
you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked. |
| 94:14 |
For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. |
| 94:15 |
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. |
| 94:16 |
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? |
| 94:17 |
Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. |
| 94:18 |
When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me. |
| 94:19 |
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul. |
| 94:20 |
Can a corrupt throne be allied with you--one that brings on misery by its decrees? |
| 94:21 |
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. |
| 94:22 |
But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. |
| 94:23 |
He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them. |
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