Psalms 94

How long will the wicked triumph

O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.a ²Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud. ³How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?

⁴They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. ⁵They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. ⁶They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

⁷They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.” ⁸Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise? ⁹He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?b

¹⁰He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge? ¹¹The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.c ¹²Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,d ¹³to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.e

¹⁴For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.f ¹⁵Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. ¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. ¹⁸If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.g ¹⁹When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.h

²⁰Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree? ²¹They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. ²²But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.i

²³He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.j