Psalm 94

Psalm 94

The Lord is a God who avenges.^a

O God who avenges, shine forth.^b

Rise up,^c Judge^d of the earth;

pay back^e to the proud what they deserve.

How long, Lord, will the wicked,

how long will the wicked be jubilant?^f

They pour out arrogant^g words;

all the evildoers are full of boasting.^h

They crush your people,ⁱ Lord;

they oppress your inheritance.^j

They slay the widow^k and the foreigner;

they murder the fatherless.^l

They say, “The Lord does not see;^m

the God of Jacobⁿ takes no notice.”

Take notice, you senseless ones^o among the people;

you fools, when will you become wise?

Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?

Does he who formed the eye not see?^p

Does he who disciplines^q nations not punish?

Does he who teaches^r human beings lack knowledge?

The Lord knows all human plans;^s

he knows that they are futile.^t

Blessed are those you discipline,^u Lord,

those you teach^v from your law;

you grant them relief from days of trouble,^w

till a pit^x is dug for the wicked.

For the Lord will not reject his people;^y

he will never forsake his inheritance.

Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,^z

and all the upright in heart^a will follow it.

Who will rise up^b for me against the wicked?

Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?^c

Unless the Lord had given me help,^d

I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.^e

When I said, “My foot is slipping,^f”

your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.

When anxiety^g was great within me,

your consolation^h brought me joy.

Can a corrupt throneⁱ be allied with you—

a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?^j

The wicked band together^k against the righteous

and condemn the innocent^l to death.^m

But the Lord has become my fortress,

and my God the rockⁿ in whom I take refuge.^o

He will repay^p them for their sins

and destroy^q them for their wickedness;

the Lord our God will destroy them.