Psalms 94 - New International Version, 1984
Psalm 94
O Lord, the God who avenges,
O God who avenges, shine forth.
O Lord, the God who avenges,
O God who avenges, shine forth.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
pay back to the proud what they deserve.
pay back to the proud what they deserve.
How long will the wicked, O Lord,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.
all the evildoers are full of boasting.
They crush your people, O Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.
they oppress your inheritance.
They slay the widow and the alien;
they murder the fatherless.
they murder the fatherless.
They say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Take heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
you fools, when will you become wise?
Does he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?
Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?
The Lord knows the thoughts of man;
he knows that they are futile.
he knows that they are futile.
Blessed is the man you discipline, O Lord,
the man you teach from your law;
the man you teach from your law;
you grant him relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
For the Lord will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
he will never forsake his inheritance.
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
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.
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
When I said, “My foot is slipping,”
your love, O Lord, supported me.
your love, O Lord, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought joy to my soul.
your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—
one that brings on misery by its decrees?
one that brings on misery by its decrees?
They band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
and condemn the innocent to death.
But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
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.
and destroy them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.