1 God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor! a94:1 The Heb. lacks your splendor ISV — Psalm 94:1
2 Stand up, judge of the earth, and repay the proud. ISV — Psalm 94:2
3 How long will the wicked, LORD, how long will the wicked continue to triumph? ISV — Psalm 94:3
4 When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it. b94:4 The Heb. lacks about it ISV — Psalm 94:4
5 LORD, they have crushed your people, afflicting your heritage. ISV — Psalm 94:5
6 The wicked c94:6 Lit. They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans. ISV — Psalm 94:6
7 They say, “The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice.” ISV — Psalm 94:7
8 Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? ISV — Psalm 94:8
9 The one who formed d94:9 Lit. planted the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not? ISV — Psalm 94:9
10 The one who disciplines nations can rebuke them, can he not? The one who teaches mankind can discern, can he not? ISV — Psalm 94:10
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of human beings— that they are futile. ISV — Psalm 94:11
12 How blessed is the man whom you instruct, LORD, whom you teach from your Law, ISV — Psalm 94:12
13 keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked. ISV — Psalm 94:13
14 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage. ISV — Psalm 94:14
15 Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it. ISV — Psalm 94:15
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against those who practice iniquity? ISV — Psalm 94:16
17 If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent. ISV — Psalm 94:17
18 When I say that my foot is shaking, your gracious love, LORD, will sustain me. ISV — Psalm 94:18
19 When my anxious inner thoughts become overwhelming, your comfort encourages me. ISV — Psalm 94:19
20 Will destructive national leaders, e94:20 Lit. destructive throne who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you? ISV — Psalm 94:20
21 They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death. ISV — Psalm 94:21
22 But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge. ISV — Psalm 94:22
23 He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them. ISV — Psalm 94:23