Psalm 94 :: New International Version (NIV)

Psa 94:1

Psa 94:1The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges, shine forth.

Psa 94:2

Psa 94:2Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.

Psa 94:3

Psa 94:3How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?

Psa 94:4

Psa 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.

Psa 94:5

Psa 94:5They crush your people, LORD; they oppress your inheritance.

Psa 94:6

Psa 94:6They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

Psa 94:7

Psa 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”

Psa 94:8

Psa 94:8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

Psa 94:9

Psa 94:9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?

Psa 94:10

Psa 94:10Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?

Psa 94:11

Psa 94:11The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.

Psa 94:12

Psa 94:12Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law;

Psa 94:13

Psa 94:13you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

Psa 94:14

Psa 94:14For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.

Psa 94:15

Psa 94:15Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psa 94:16

Psa 94:16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

Psa 94:17

Psa 94:17Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

Psa 94:18

Psa 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.

Psa 94:19

Psa 94:19When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

Psa 94:20

Psa 94:20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?

Psa 94:21

Psa 94:21The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Psa 94:22

Psa 94:22But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

Psa 94:23

Psa 94:23He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.

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