Psa 94 | NASB2020 | STEP | Lord , God of vengeance , God of vengeance , shine forth !

Psalms 94

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

1 Lord, God of ^{▼▼Or avenging acts
,} ^bvengeance,
God of ^{▼▼Or avenging acts}vengeance, ^{▼▼Or has shone forth
,} ^eshine forth!
2 ^fRise up, ^gJudge of the earth,
Pay back retribution ^hto the proud.
3 How long, Lord, shall the wicked--
How long shall the ⁱwicked triumph?
4 They pour out words, they ^jspeak arrogantly;
All who do injustice ^kboast.
5 They ^lcrush Your people, Lord,
And ^mafflict Your inheritance.
6 They ⁿkill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 ^oThey have said, “ ^{▼▼Heb Yah}The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

8 Pay attention, you ^qstupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, ^rfoolish ones?
9 He who ^splanted the ear, ^{▼▼Or can}does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, ^{▼▼Or can}does He not see?
10 He who ^{▼▼Or instructs
,} ^wdisciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who ^xteaches mankind knowledge?
11 The Lord ^yknows human thoughts,
^{▼▼Or For}That they are mere breath.

12 Blessed is the man whom ^aaYou discipline, ^{▼▼Heb Yah}Lord,
And ^acwhom You teach from Your Law,
13 So that You may grant him ^adrelief from the ^aedays of adversity,
Until ^afa pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For ^agthe Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^ahabandon His inheritance.
15 For ^{▼▼I.e., administration of justice
,} ^ajjudgment ^{▼▼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 ^amstand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^anagainst those who do injustice?

17 If ^aothe Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18 If I should say, “ ^apMy foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
19 When my anxious thoughts ^{▼▼Or are many}multiply within me,
Your ^arcomfort delights my soul.
20 Can a ^{▼▼Or tribunal
,} ^atthrone of destruction be allied with You,
One ^auwhich devises ^{▼▼Or trouble, misfortune}mischief by decree?
21 They ^awband themselves together against the ^{▼▼Or soul}life of the righteous
And ^aycondemn ^{▼▼Lit innocent blood}the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my ^barefuge,
And my God the ^bbrock of my refuge.
23 He has ^bcbrought back their injustice upon them,
And He will ^{▼▼Or silence
,} ^bedestroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^{▼▼Or silence}destroy them.