Psalms 94

1O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

1OGod of vengeances, Jehovah,God of vengeances, shine forth;

1O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.

2Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.

3Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?

3How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

4Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

5They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.

5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;

5Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,

6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,

6They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;

7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will theGod of Jacob regard [it].

7And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

8 Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

8Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

9Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?

10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

10 He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?

10He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?

11The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

11 Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

11The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;

12Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;

13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

13So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

14For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;

14The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

15But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

16Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

17Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

17 If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

17If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

18 When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

18If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

19 In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.

19Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.

20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

20 Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?

20What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

21 They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

21They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

22But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

22 But Jehovah will be my high tower; and myGod the rock of my refuge.

22But the Lord is my safe resting-place; my God is the Rock where I am safe.

23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.

23 And he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah ourGod will cut them off.

23And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.