The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.
94 Lord, God of [a](A)vengeance,
God of [b]vengeance, [c](B)shine forth!
2 (C)Rise up, (D)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution (E)to the proud.
3 How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the (F)wicked triumph?
4 They pour out words, they (G)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice (H)boast.
5 They (I)crush Your people, Lord,
And (J)afflict Your inheritance.
6 They (K)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 (L)They have said, “[d]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”
8 Pay attention, you (M)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, (N)foolish ones?
9 He who (O)planted the ear, [e]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, [f]does He not see?
10 He who [g](P)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who (Q)teaches mankind knowledge?
11 The Lord (R)knows human thoughts,
[h]That they are mere breath.
12 Blessed is the man whom (S)You discipline, [i]Lord,
And (T)whom You teach from Your Law,
13 So that You may grant him (U)relief from the (V)days of adversity,
Until (W)a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For (X)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He (Y)abandon His inheritance.
15 For [j](Z)judgment [k]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart [l]will follow it.
16 Who will (AA)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me (AB)against those who do injustice?
17 If (AC)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18 If I should say, “(AD)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
19 When my anxious thoughts [m]multiply within me,
Your (AE)comfort delights my soul.
20 Can a [n](AF)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (AG)which devises [o]mischief by decree?
21 They (AH)band themselves together against the [p]life of the righteous
And (AI)condemn [q]the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my (AJ)refuge,
And my God the (AK)rock of my refuge.
23 He has (AL)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will [r](AM)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will [s]destroy them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
- Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
- Psalm 94:1 Or has shone forth
- Psalm 94:7 Heb Yah
- Psalm 94:9 Or can
- Psalm 94:9 Or can
- Psalm 94:10 Or instructs
- Psalm 94:11 Or For
- Psalm 94:12 Heb Yah
- Psalm 94:15 I.e., administration of justice
- Psalm 94:15 Lit will return to righteousness
- Psalm 94:15 Lit will be after it
- Psalm 94:19 Or are many
- Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
- Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune
- Psalm 94:21 Or soul
- Psalm 94:21 Lit innocent blood
- Psalm 94:23 Or silence
- Psalm 94:23 Or silence
Cross references
- Psalm 94:1 : Deut 32:35; Is 35:4; Nah 1:2; Rom 12:19
- Psalm 94:1 : Ps 50:2; 80:1
- Psalm 94:2 : Ps 7:6
- Psalm 94:2 : Gen 18:25
- Psalm 94:2 : Ps 31:23
- Psalm 94:3 : Job 20:5
- Psalm 94:4 : Ps 31:18; 75:5
- Psalm 94:4 : Ps 10:3; 52:1
- Psalm 94:5 : Is 3:15
- Psalm 94:5 : Ps 79:1
- Psalm 94:6 : Is 10:2
- Psalm 94:7 : Job 22:13; Ps 10:11
- Psalm 94:8 : Ps 92:6
- Psalm 94:8 : Ps 92:6
- Psalm 94:9 : Ex 4:11; Prov 20:12
- Psalm 94:10 : Ps 44:2
- Psalm 94:10 : Job 35:11; Is 28:26
- Psalm 94:11 : Job 11:11; 1 Cor 3:20
- Psalm 94:12 : Deut 8:5; Job 5:17; Ps 119:71; Prov 3:11, 12; Heb 12:5, 6
- Psalm 94:12 : Ps 119:171
- Psalm 94:13 : Job 34:29; Hab 3:16
- Psalm 94:13 : Ps 49:5
- Psalm 94:13 : Ps 9:15; 55:23
- Psalm 94:14 : 1 Sam 12:22; Lam 3:31; Rom 11:2
- Psalm 94:14 : Ps 37:28
- Psalm 94:15 : Ps 97:2; Is 42:3; Mic 7:9
- Psalm 94:16 : Num 10:35; Is 28:21; 33:10
- Psalm 94:16 : Ps 17:13; 59:2
- Psalm 94:17 : Ps 124:1, 2
- Psalm 94:18 : Ps 38:16; 73:2
- Psalm 94:19 : Is 57:18; 66:13
- Psalm 94:20 : Amos 6:3
- Psalm 94:20 : Ps 50:16; 58:2
- Psalm 94:21 : Ps 56:6; 59:3
- Psalm 94:21 : Ex 23:7; Ps 106:38; Prov 17:15; Matt 27:4
- Psalm 94:22 : Ps 9:9; 59:9
- Psalm 94:22 : Ps 18:2; 71:7
- Psalm 94:23 : Ps 7:16; 140:9, 11
- Psalm 94:23 : Gen 19:15