Psalms 94

₁LORD God, you punish

the guilty.

Show what you are like

and punish them now.

₂You judge the earth.

Come and help us!

Pay back those proud people

for what they have done.

₃How long will the wicked

celebrate and be glad?

₄All those cruel people

strut and boast,

₅and they crush and wound

your chosen nation, LORD.

₆They murder widows,

foreigners, and orphans.

₇Then they say,

“The LORD God of Jacob

doesn't see or know.”

₈Can't you fools see?

Won't you ever learn?

₉God gave us ears and eyes!

Can't he hear and see?

₁₀God instructs the nations

and gives knowledge to us all.

Won't he also correct us?

₁₁The LORD knows how useless

our plans really are.

₁₂Our LORD, you bless everyone

whom you instruct and teach

by using your Law.

₁₃You give them rest

from their troubles,

until a pit can be dug

for the wicked.

₁₄You won't turn your back

on your chosen nation.

₁₅Justice and fairness

will go hand in hand,

and all who do right

will follow along.

₁₆Who will stand up for me

against those cruel people?

₁₇If you had not helped me, LORD,

I would soon have gone

to the land of silence.

₁₈When I felt my feet slipping,

you came with your love

and kept me steady.

₁₉And when I was burdened

with worries,

you comforted me

and made me feel secure.

₂₀But you are opposed

to dishonest lawmakers

₂₁who gang up to murder

innocent victims.

₂₂You, LORD God, are my fortress,

that mighty rock

where I am safe.

₂₃You will pay back my enemies,

and you will wipe them out

for the evil they did.