94:1 The Lord is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.
94:2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
94:3 How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
94:4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
94:5 They crush your people, Lord; they oppress your inheritance.
94:6 They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
94:7 They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
94:8 Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
94:9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
94:10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
94:11 The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
94:12 Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
94:13 you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
94:14 For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.
94:15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
94:16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
94:17 Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
94:18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
94:19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
94:20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you - a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
94:21 The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
94:22 But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
94:23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.