Psalm 94 (New American Standard)
View In My BibleThe LORD Implored to Avenge His People.
1 O LORD, God of a1vengeance, God of bvengeance, c2shine forth ! 2 3Rise up, O 4Judge of the earth, Render recompense 5to the proud. 3 How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the 6wicked exult ? 4 They pour forth words, they 7speak arrogantly ; All who do wickedness 8vaunt themselves. 5 They 9crush Your people, O LORD, And 10afflict Your heritage. 6 They 11slay the widow and the dstranger And murder the orphans. 7 12They have said, "eThe LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed." 8 Pay heed, you 13senseless among the people ; And when will you understand, 14stupid ones ? 9 He who 15planted the ear, fdoes He not hear ? He who formed the eye, gdoes He not see ? 10 He who h16chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who 17teaches man knowledge ? 11 The LORD 18knows the thoughts of man, iThat they are a mere breath. 12 Blessed is the man whom 19You chasten, O jLORD, And 20whom You teach out of Your law ; 13 That You may grant him 21relief from the 22days of adversity, Until 23a pit is dug for the wicked. 14 For 24the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He 25forsake His inheritance. 15 For k26judgment lwill again be righteous, And all the upright in heart mwill follow it. 16 Who will 27stand up for me against evildoers ? Who will take his stand for me 28against those who do wickedness ? 17 If 29the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. 18 If I should say, "30My foot has slipped," Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up. 19 When my anxious thoughts nmultiply within me, Your 31consolations delight my soul. 20 Can a o32throne of destruction be allied with You, One 33which devises pmischief by decree ? 21 They 34band themselves together against the qlife of the righteous And 35condemn rthe innocent to death. 22 But the LORD has been my 36stronghold, And my God the 37rock of my refuge. 23 He has 38brought back their wickedness upon them And will s39destroy them in their evil ; The LORD our God will tdestroy them.New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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