1The Lord is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.2Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.3How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.5They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance.6They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.7They say, ‘The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.’8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?10Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?11The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.12Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;13you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.14For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?17Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.18When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.19When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you – a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?21The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.22But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.23He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.
Psalm 94
English Standard Version
The Lord Will Not Forsake His People
1O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! (De 32:35; De 32:41; De 32:43; Ps 50:2; Isa 35:4; Jer 51:56; Na 1:2; Ro 12:19)2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! (Ps 7:6; Ps 58:11; Lu 1:51)3O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? (Job 20:5; Ps 74:10; Re 6:10)4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. (1Sa 2:3; Ps 31:18; Ps 92:7; Ps 92:9; Ps 125:5; Jud 1:15)5They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. (Pr 22:22; Isa 3:15)6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; (Isa 10:2)7and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” (Job 22:13)8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? (Ps 49:10)9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? (Ex 4:11; Pr 20:12)10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— (Job 12:23; Job 35:11)11the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.[1] (Ps 30:5; Ps 30:11; 1Co 3:20)12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, (De 8:5; Job 5:17; Pr 3:11; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5)13to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. (Job 34:29; Ps 49:5; Ps 55:23)14For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; (De 32:9; 1Sa 12:22; Ro 11:2)15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. (1Sa 12:14; 1Ki 14:8; Isa 42:3)16Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? (Ps 12:5)17If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. (Ps 31:17; Ps 124:1)18When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. (Ps 20:2; Ps 38:16; Ps 73:2)19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame[2] injustice by statute? (Ps 50:16; Ps 58:2; Isa 10:1; Am 6:3)21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.[3] (Mt 27:1; Mt 27:4)22But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. (Ps 9:9; Ps 14:6; Ps 18:2)23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out. (Ps 7:16; Ps 34:21; Ps 92:9; Pr 2:22)