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Psalms 94

¹O LORD God, You to whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!

²Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Give to the proud a fitting compensation.

³O LORD, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph?

⁴They pour out words, speaking arrogant things; All who do evil boast proudly.

⁵They crush Your people, O LORD, And afflict and abuse Your heritage.

⁶[1] They kill the widow and the alien And murder the fatherless.

⁷Yet they say, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it."

⁸Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people; And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand?

⁹He who made the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?

¹⁰He who instructs the nations, Does He not rebuke and punish, He who teaches man knowledge?

¹¹The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).

¹²Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O LORD, And whom You teach from Your law,

¹³That You may grant him [power to calm himself and find] peace in the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked and ungodly.

¹⁴For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.

¹⁵For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness?

¹⁷If the LORD had not been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.

¹⁸If I say, "My foot has slipped," Your compassion and lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.

¹⁹When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comforts delight me.

²⁰Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?

²¹They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.

²²But the LORD has become my high tower and defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.

²³He has turned back their own wickedness upon them And will destroy them by means of their own evil; The LORD our God will wipe them out.