Psalms 94
The Lord is a God of retribution who will deliver the oppressed and repay the arrogant. The wicked have humiliated God's people, executed the innocent, and believe God does not see or understand their actions. However, the Lord knows the thoughts of men and will rebuke them, teaching the righteous from his law and comforting them in evil days. Ultimately, the Lord will repay the wicked for their iniquity and destroy them in their malice.
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A Psalm of David himself. The Fourth Sabbath. The Lord is the God of retribution. The God of retribution acts in order to deliver
2Lift yourself up, for you judge the earth. Repay the arrogant with retribution
3How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners glory
4How long will they utter and speak iniquity? How long will all who work injustice speak out
5They have humiliated your people, O Lord, and they have harassed your inheritance
6They have executed the widow and the new arrival, and they have slaughtered the orphan
7And they have said, "The Lord will not see, nor will the God of Jacob understand.
8Understand, you senseless ones among the people. And be wise at last, you foolish ones
9He who formed the ear, will he not hear? And he who forged the eye, does he not look closely
10He who chastises nations, he who teaches man knowledge, will he not rebuke
11The Lord knows the thoughts of men: that these are in vain
12Blessed is the man whom you will instruct, O Lord. And you will teach him from your law
13So may you soothe him from the evil days, until a pit may be dug for sinners
14For the Lord will not drive away his people, and he will not abandon his inheritance
15even until the time when justice is being converted into judgment, and when those who are close to justice are all those who are upright of heart
16Who will rise up with me against the malignant? Or who will stand with me against the workers of iniquity
17Except that the Lord assisted me, my soul almost would have dwelt in Hell
18If ever I said, "My foot is slipping," then your mercy, O Lord, assisted me
19According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, your consolations have given joy to my soul
20Does the seat of iniquity adhere to you, you who contrive hardship within a commandment
21They will hunt down the soul of the just, and they will condemn innocent blood
22And the Lord has been made into a refuge for me, and my God into the assistance of my hope
23And he will repay them their iniquity, and he will destroy them in their malice. The Lord our God will utterly destroy them
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