94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs--O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

94:2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.

94:3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
94:3 LORD, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?

94:4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
94:4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

94:5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
94:5 They break in pieces Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage.

94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.

94:7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].
94:7 Yet they say, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand."

94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?
94:8 Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?

94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
94:9 He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?

94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, [shall not he know]?
94:10 He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge?

94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.

94:12 Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
94:12 Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O LORD, And teach out of Your law,

94:13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
94:13 That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, 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.
94:14 For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

94:15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
94:15 But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.

94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

94:17 Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
94:17 Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence.

94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
94:18 If I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O LORD, will hold me up.

94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
94:19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?

94:21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
94:21 They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.

94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God [is] the rock of my refuge.
94:22 But the LORD has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.

94:23 And 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.
94:23 He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them off.