The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.
94 O Lord, God of (A)vengeance,
God of vengeance, (B)shine forth!
2 (C)Rise up, O (D)Judge of the earth,
Render recompense (E)to the proud.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Lord,
How long shall the (F)wicked exult?
4 They pour forth words, they (G)speak arrogantly;
All who do wickedness (H)vaunt themselves.
5 They (I)crush Your people, O Lord,
And (J)afflict Your heritage.
6 They (K)slay the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
7 (L)They have said, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
8 Pay heed, you (M)senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, (N)stupid ones?
9 He who (O)planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
10 He who (P)chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
Even He who (Q)teaches man knowledge?
11 The Lord (R)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.
12 Blessed is the man whom (S)You chasten, O Lord,
And (T)whom You teach out of Your law;
13 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)forsake His inheritance.
15 For (Z)judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart 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 wickedness?
17 If (AC)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 If I should say, “(AD)My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your (AE)consolations delight my soul.
20 Can a (AF)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (AG)which devises mischief by decree?
21 They (AH)band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And (AI)condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my (AJ)stronghold,
And my God the (AK)rock of my refuge.
23 He has (AL)brought back their wickedness upon them
And will (AM)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will destroy them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:1
- Psalm 94:1
- Psalm 94:1
- Psalm 94:6
- Psalm 94:7
- Psalm 94:9
- Psalm 94:9
- Psalm 94:10
- Psalm 94:11
- Psalm 94:12
- Psalm 94:15
- Psalm 94:15
- Psalm 94:15
- Psalm 94:19
- Psalm 94:20
- Psalm 94:20
- Psalm 94:21
- Psalm 94:21
- Psalm 94:23
- Psalm 94:23
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
