94:1 O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth! |
94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud. |
94:3 How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the wicked exult? |
94:4 They pour forth {words,} they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves. |
94:5 They crush Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage. |
94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans. |
94:7 They have said, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed." |
94:8 Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones? |
94:9 He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see? |
94:10 He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, {Even} He who teaches man knowledge? |
94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a {mere} breath. |
94:12 Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, And whom You teach out of Your law; |
94:13 That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked. |
94:14 For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. |
94:15 For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. |
94:16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness? |
94:17 If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in {the abode of} silence. |
94:18 If I should say, "My foot has slipped, Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up." |
94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. |
94:20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree? |
94:21 They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death. |
94:22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge. |
94:23 He has brought back their wickedness upon them And will destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will destroy them. |