Psalms 94

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

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