Psalm 94:16–23

Who rises up for me against the wicked?

Who stands up for me against evildoers?

If the Lord had not been my help,

my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

When I thought, “My foot slips,”

your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

When the cares of my heart are many,

your consolations cheer my soul.

Can wicked rulers be allied with you,

those who frame injustice by statute?

They band together against the life of the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

But the Lord has become my stronghold,

and my God the rock of my refuge.

He will bring back on them their iniquity

and wipe them out for their wickedness;

the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked?

Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

Unless the Lord had given me help,

I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

When I said, “My foot is slipping,”

your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.

When anxiety was great within me,

your consolation brought me joy.

Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—

a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?

The wicked band together against the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

But the Lord has become my fortress,

and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

He will repay them for their sins

and destroy them for their wickedness;

the Lord our God will destroy them.

Who stands up for me against the wicked?

Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?

If the Lord had not been my helper,

I would soon rest in the silence of death.

If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

your faithful love will support me, Lord.

When I am filled with cares,

your comfort brings me joy.

Can a corrupt throne be your ally,

a throne that makes evil laws?

They band together against the life of the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

But the Lord is my refuge;

my God is the rock of my protection.

He will pay them back for their sins

and destroy them for their evil.

The Lord our God will destroy them.

Who will protect me from the wicked?

Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

Unless the Lord had helped me,

I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.

I cried out, “I am slipping!”

but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.

When doubts filled my mind,

your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.

Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—

leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

They gang up against the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.

But the Lord is my fortress;

my God is the mighty rock where I hide.

God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.

He will destroy them for their sins.

The Lord our God will destroy them.

Who rose up for me against the wicked?

Who stood up for me against the workers of iniquity?

If Yahweh had not been my help,

my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.

When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”

your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.

When my troubled thoughts were many within me,

your consolations cheered my soul.

Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction,

one that forms trouble based on statute?

They band together against the life of the righteous,

and declare the blameless guilty of blood.

But Yahweh has become my high stronghold,

and my God has become my rock of refuge.

And he will repay on them their iniquity,

and by their evil he will destroy them.

Yahweh our God will destroy them.

Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?

Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

Unless the Lord had been my help,

My soul had almost dwelt in silence.

When I said, My foot slippeth;

Thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

In the multitude of my thoughts within me

Thy comforts delight my soul.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee,

Which frameth mischief by a law?

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,

And condemn the innocent blood.

But the Lord is my defence;

And my God is the rock of my refuge.

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity,

And shall cut them off in their own wickedness;

Yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.