Psalms 94



1.  O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew * thyself.

2.  Lift up * thyself, thou judge * of the earth: render * a reward to the proud.

3.  LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph * ?

4.  How long shall they utter * and speak * hard things? and all the workers * of iniquity boast * themselves?

5.  They break in pieces * thy people, O LORD, and afflict * thine heritage.

6.  They slay * the widow and the stranger, and murder * the fatherless.

7.  Yet they say * , The LORD shall not see * , neither shall the God of Jacob regard * it.

8.  Understand * , ye brutish * among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise * ?

9.  He that planted * the ear, shall he not hear * ? he that formed * the eye, shall he not see * ?

10.  He that chastiseth * the heathen, shall not he correct * ? he that teacheth * man knowledge, shall not he know?

11.  The LORD knoweth * the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

12.  Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest * , O LORD, and teachest * him out of thy law;

13.  That thou mayest give him rest * from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged * for the wicked.

14.  For the LORD will not cast off * his people, neither will he forsake * his inheritance.

15.  But judgment shall return * unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

16.  Who will rise up * for me against the evildoers * ? or who will stand up * for me against the workers * of iniquity?

17.  Unless the LORD had been my help,my soul had almost dwelt * in silence.

18.  When I said * , My foot slippeth * ; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up * .

19.  In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight * my soul.

20.  Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship * with thee, which frameth * mischief by a law?

21.  They gather themselves together * against the soul of the righteous, and condemn * the innocent blood.

22.  But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

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 * .