Psalms 94

Psalm 94 ESV

1The Psalmist calling for justice complaineth of the tyranny and impiety of the wicked: 8he sheweth God's providence; 12and teacheth the blessedness of affliction. 16God is the defender and avenger of the afflicted.
1 O Lord, God of 1vengeance, O God of vengeance, 2shine forth!
2 1Rise up, O 2judge of the earth; repay to the 3proud what they deserve!
3 O Lord, 1how long shall the wicked, how long shall 2the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their 1arrogant words; all 2the evildoers boast.
5 They 1crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill 1the widow and the sojourner, and murder 2the fatherless;
7 1and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8 1Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
9 1He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who 1disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who 2teaches man knowledge—
11 1the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are 2but a breath.a
12 1Blessed is the man whom you 2discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him 1rest from 2days of trouble, until 3a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 1For the Lord will not forsake his 2people; he will not abandon his 3heritage;
15 for 1justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will 2follow it.
16 1Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 1If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of 2silence.
18 When I thought, 1“My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, 2held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can 1wicked rulers be allied with you, those who framea injustice by 2statute?
21 They 1band together against the life of the righteous and condemn 2the innocent to death.a
22 But the Lord has become my 1stronghold, and my God 2the rock of my 3refuge.
23 He will bring back on them 1their iniquity and 2wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
Psalms 94

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