Psa 94 | NASB1995 | STEP | O Lord , God of vengeance , God of vengeance , shine forth !

Psalms 94

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

1 O Lord, God of ^{▼▼ Or avenging acts
,} ^bvengeance,
God of ^{▼▼ Or avenging acts}vengeance, ^{▼▼ Or has shone forth
,} ^eshine forth!
2 ^fRise up, O ^gJudge of the earth,
Render recompense ^hto the proud.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the ⁱwicked exult?
4 They pour forth words, they ^jspeak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness ^kvaunt themselves.
5 They ^lcrush Your people, O Lord,
And ^mafflict Your heritage.
6 They ⁿslay the widow and the ^{▼▼ Or sojourner}stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 ^pThey have said, ^{▼▼ Heb Yah}“The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”

8 Pay heed, you ^rsenseless among the people;
And when will you understand, ^sstupid ones?
9 He who ^tplanted the ear, ^{▼▼ Or can}does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, ^{▼▼ Or can}does He not see?
10 He who ^{▼▼ Or instructs
,} ^xchastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who ^yteaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord ^zknows the thoughts of man,
^{▼▼ Or For}That they are a mere breath.

12 Blessed is the man whom ^abYou chasten, O ^{▼▼ Heb Yah}Lord,
And ^adwhom You teach out of Your law;
13 That You may grant him ^aerelief from the ^afdays of adversity,
Until ^aga pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For ^ahthe Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^aiforsake His inheritance.
15 For ^{▼▼ I.e. administration of justice
,} ^akjudgment ^{▼▼ Lit will return to righteousness}will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart ^{▼▼ Lit will be after it}will follow it.
16 Who will ^anstand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^aoagainst those who do wickedness?

17 If ^apthe Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 If I should say, ^aq“My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 When my anxious thoughts ^{▼▼ Or are many}multiply within me,
Your ^asconsolations delight my soul.
20 Can a ^{▼▼ Or tribunal
,} ^authrone of destruction be allied with You,
One ^avwhich devises ^{▼▼ Or trouble, misfortune}mischief by decree?
21 They ^axband themselves together against the ^{▼▼ Or soul}life of the righteous
And ^azcondemn ^{▼▼ Lit innocent blood}the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my ^bbstronghold,
And my God the ^bcrock of my refuge.
23 He has ^bdbrought back their wickedness upon them
And will ^{▼▼ Or silence
,} ^bfdestroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^{▼▼ Or silence}destroy them.