Psalm 94 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of (A)vengeance,
O God of vengeance, (B)shine forth!
2 (C)Rise up, O (D)judge of the earth;
repay to the (E)proud what they deserve!
3 O Lord, (F)how long shall the wicked,
how long shall (G)the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their (H)arrogant words;
all (I)the evildoers boast.
5 They (J)crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill (K)the widow and the sojourner,
and murder (L)the fatherless;
7 (M)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

8 (N)Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 (O)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who (P)disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who (Q)teaches man knowledge—
11 (R)the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
that they are (S)but a breath.[a]

12 (T)Blessed is the man whom you (U)discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him (V)rest from (W)days of trouble,
until (X)a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 (Y)For the Lord will not forsake his (Z)people;
he will not abandon his (AA)heritage;
15 for (AB)justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will (AC)follow it.

16 (AD)Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 (AE)If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of (AF)silence.
18 When I thought, (AG)“My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, (AH)held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can (AI)wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who frame[b] injustice by (AJ)statute?
21 They (AK)band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn (AL)the innocent to death.[c]
22 But the Lord has become my (AM)stronghold,
and my God (AN)the rock of my (AO)refuge.
23 He will bring back on them (AP)their iniquity
and (AQ)wipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 94:11 Septuagint they are futile
  2. Psalm 94:20 Or fashion
  3. Psalm 94:21 Hebrew condemn innocent blood

Cross references

  1. Psalm 94:1 : Deut. 32:35, 41, 43; Isa. 35:4; Jer. 51:56; Nah. 1:2; Rom. 12:19
  2. Psalm 94:1 : See Ps. 50:2
  3. Psalm 94:2 : See Ps. 7:6
  4. Psalm 94:2 : See Ps. 58:11
  5. Psalm 94:2 : Luke 1:51
  6. Psalm 94:3 : Rev. 6:10; See Ps. 74:10
  7. Psalm 94:3 : [Job 20:5]
  8. Psalm 94:4 : Ps. 31:18; 1 Sam. 2:3; [Jude 15]
  9. Psalm 94:4 : Ps. 92:7, 9; 125:5
  10. Psalm 94:5 : [Prov. 22:22; Isa. 3:15]
  11. Psalm 94:6 : [Isa. 10:2]
  12. Psalm 94:6 : [Isa. 10:2]
  13. Psalm 94:7 : See Job 22:13
  14. Psalm 94:8 : See Ps. 49:10
  15. Psalm 94:9 : [Ex. 4:11; Prov. 20:12]
  16. Psalm 94:10 : [Job 12:23]
  17. Psalm 94:10 : See Job 35:11
  18. Psalm 94:11 : Cited 1 Cor. 3:20
  19. Psalm 94:11 : [Ps. 30:5, 11]
  20. Psalm 94:12 : Prov. 3:11, 12; Heb. 12:5, 6; See Job 5:17
  21. Psalm 94:12 : Deut. 8:5; 1 Cor. 11:32
  22. Psalm 94:13 : Job 34:29
  23. Psalm 94:13 : Ps. 49:5
  24. Psalm 94:13 : Ps. 55:23
  25. Psalm 94:14 : 1 Sam. 12:22; Rom. 11:2
  26. Psalm 94:14 : Deut. 32:9
  27. Psalm 94:14 : Deut. 32:9
  28. Psalm 94:15 : [Isa. 42:3]
  29. Psalm 94:15 : 1 Sam. 12:14; 1 Kgs. 14:8
  30. Psalm 94:16 : See Ps. 12:5
  31. Psalm 94:17 : Ps. 124:1, 2
  32. Psalm 94:17 : See Ps. 31:17
  33. Psalm 94:18 : Ps. 38:16; [Ps. 73:2]
  34. Psalm 94:18 : [Ps. 20:2]
  35. Psalm 94:20 : [Amos 6:3]
  36. Psalm 94:20 : Ps. 50:16; 58:2; Isa. 10:1
  37. Psalm 94:21 : Matt. 27:1
  38. Psalm 94:21 : Matt. 27:4
  39. Psalm 94:22 : See Ps. 9:9
  40. Psalm 94:22 : See Ps. 18:2
  41. Psalm 94:22 : See Ps. 14:6
  42. Psalm 94:23 : See Ps. 7:16; 34:21; [Prov. 2:22]
  43. Psalm 94:23 : [Ps. 92:9]

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