AB - Psalms - 94

94:1  The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared Himself.

94:2  Be exalted, You that judge the earth; render a reward to the proud.

94:3  How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?

94:4  They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity shall speak so.

94:5  They have afflicted Your people, O Lord, and hurt Your heritage.

94:6  They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.

94:7  And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.

94:8  Understand now, you simple among the people; and you fools, at length be wise.

94:9  He that planted the ear, does He not hear? Or He that formed the eye, does not He perceive?

94:10  He that chastises the heathen, shall He not punish, even He that teaches man knowledge?

94:11  The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

94:12  Blessed is the man whom You shall chasten, O Lord, and shall teach him out of Your law;

94:13  to give him rest from evil days, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

94:14  For the Lord will not cast off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance;

94:15  until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause.

94:16  Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? Or who will stand up with me against the workers of iniquity?

94:17  If the Lord had not helped me, my soul would soon have sojourned in Hades.

94:18  If I said, My foot has been moved;

94:19  Your mercy, O Lord, has helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, Your consolation has soothed my soul.

94:20  Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by an ordinance?

94:21  They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

94:22  But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.

94:23  And He will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness; the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.