Psalm 94

Psalm 94

The Just Judge

¹Lord, God of vengeance—

God of vengeance, appear. ^z

²Rise up, Judge of the earth;

repay the proud what they deserve. ^a

³Lord, how long will the wicked—

how long will the wicked gloat? ^b

⁴They pour out arrogant words;

all the evildoers boast. ^c

⁵Lord, they crush Your people;

they afflict Your heritage. ^d

⁶They kill the widow and the foreigner

and murder the fatherless. ^e

⁷They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.

The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.” ^f

⁸Pay attention, you stupid people!

Fools, when will you be wise? ^g

⁹Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,

the One who formed the eye not see? ^h

¹⁰The One who instructs nations,

the One who teaches man knowledge—

does He not discipline? ⁱ

¹¹The Lord knows man’s thoughts;

they are meaningless. ^j

¹²Lord, happy is the man You discipline

and teach from Your law ^k

¹³to give him relief from troubled times

until a pit is dug for the wicked. ^l

¹⁴The Lord will not forsake His people

or abandon His heritage, ^m

¹⁵for justice will again be righteous,

and all the upright in heart will follow ⁿit. ^o

¹⁶Who stands up for me against the wicked?

Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? ^p

¹⁷If the Lord had not been my helper,

I would soon rest in the silence of death. ^q

¹⁸If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

Your faithful love will support me, Lord. ^r

¹⁹When I am filled with cares,

Your comfort brings me joy. ^s

²⁰Can a corrupt throne—

one that creates trouble by law—

become Your ally? ^t

²¹They band together against the life of the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death. ^u

²²But the Lord is my refuge;

my God is the rock of my protection. ^v

²³He will pay them back for their sins

and destroy them for their evil.

The Lord our God will destroy them. ^w