Psalms 94

1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.

6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?

10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?

11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.

15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

17 Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.

23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

1 ¶ O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].

8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]?

11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.

12 ¶ Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

17 Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God [is] the rock of my refuge.

23 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.

1 O Lord God, who is vengeance, God, who is vengeance, appear!

2 Arise, thou judge of the world: recompense to the proud their due.

3 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the ungodly boast?

4 And speak so defiantly, and all evildoers boast so?

5 O LORD, they smite thy people, and afflict thine inheritance.

6 widows and strangers strangle them, and kill the fatherless (

7 Saying, The LORD seeth it not, and the God of Jacob regardeth it not.

8 Mark you, ye fools of the people, and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that made the eye, shall he not see?

10 He that chasteneth the heathen, shall he not chasten? he that teacheth men what they know.

11 But the LORD knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

12 Blessed is he whom thou, O LORD, chastenest, and teachest by thy law,

13 That he may have patience in the day of evil, until the pit be prepared for the wicked.

14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, nor forsake his inheritance.

15 For the law must be the law, and all godly hearts will fall unto it.

16 Who shall stand with me against the wicked? Who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?

17 If the LORD help me not, my soul shall lie in silence.

18 And I said, My foot stumbled; but thy mercy, O LORD, kept me.

19 I had many sorrows in my heart: but thy consolations made my soul glad.

20 Thou shalt never be one with the pernicious chair, which interpreteth the law falsely.

21 They prepare themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

22 But the LORD is my refuge; my God is the stronghold of my confidence.

23 And he shall recompense their iniquity, and shall destroy them for their wickedness: the LORD our God shall destroy them.