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Psalm 94 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Psa 94:1

Psa 94:1O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!

Psa 94:2

Psa 94:2Arise, O judge of the earth.
Give the proud what they deserve.

Psa 94:3

Psa 94:3How long, O LORD?
How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?

Psa 94:4

Psa 94:4How long will they speak with arrogance?
How long will these evil people boast?

Psa 94:5

Psa 94:5They crush your people, LORD,
hurting those you claim as your own.

Psa 94:6

Psa 94:6They kill widows and foreigners
and murder orphans.

Psa 94:7

Psa 94:7“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say,
“and besides, the God of Israel[fn] doesn’t care.”

Psa 94:8

Psa 94:8Think again, you fools!
When will you finally catch on?

Psa 94:9

Psa 94:9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?
Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?

Psa 94:10

Psa 94:10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?
He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?

Psa 94:11

Psa 94:11The LORD knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless!

Psa 94:12

Psa 94:12Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.

Psa 94:13

Psa 94:13You give them relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.

Psa 94:14

Psa 94:14The LORD will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession.

Psa 94:15

Psa 94:15Judgment will again be founded on justice,
and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.

Psa 94:16

Psa 94:16Who will protect me from the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against evildoers?

Psa 94:17

Psa 94:17Unless the LORD had helped me,
I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.

Psa 94:18

Psa 94:18I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.

Psa 94:19

Psa 94:19When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.

Psa 94:20

Psa 94:20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

Psa 94:21

Psa 94:21They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

Psa 94:22

Psa 94:22But the LORD is my fortress;
my God is the mighty rock where I hide.

Psa 94:23

Psa 94:23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
He will destroy them for their sins.
The LORD our God will destroy them.
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NLT Footnotes
Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 44:4.
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