Psalms 94

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 LORD, avenging God, avenging God, shine forth!	1 God of vengeance, Yahweh, God of vengeance, shine forth!
2 Rise up, judge of the earth; give the proud what they deserve.	2 Arise, judge of the world, give back the proud what they deserve!
3 How long, LORD, shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked glory?	3 How long are the wicked, Yahweh, how long are the wicked to triumph?
4 How long will they mouth haughty speeches, go on boasting, all these evildoers?	4 They bluster and boast, they flaunt themselves, all the evil-doers.
5 They crush your people, LORD, torment your very own.	5 They crush your people, Yahweh, they oppress your heritage,
6 They kill the widow and alien; the fatherless they murder.	6 they murder the widow and the stranger, bring the orphan to a violent death.
7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice."	7 They say, 'Yahweh is not looking, the God of Jacob is taking no notice.'
8 Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you be wise?	8 Take notice yourselves, you coarsest of people! Fools, when wil you learn some sense?
9 Does the one who shaped the ear not hear? The one who formed the eye not see?	9 Shal he who implanted the ear not hear, he who fashioned the eye not see?
10 Does the one who guides nations not rebuke? The one who teaches humans not have knowledge?	10 Shal he who instructs nations not punish? Yahweh, the teacher of al people,
11 The LORD does know human plans; they are only puffs of air.	11 knows human plans and how insipid they are.
12 Happy those whom you guide, LORD, whom you teach by your instruction.	12 How blessed are those you instruct, Yahweh, whom you teach by means of your law,
13 You give them rest from evil days, while a pit is being dug for the wicked.	13 to give them respite in evil times, til a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 You, LORD, will not forsake your people, nor abandon your very own.	14 Yahweh will not abandon his people, he wil not desert his heritage;
15 Judgment shall again be just, and all the upright of heart will follow it.	15 for judgement will again become saving justice, and in its wake al upright hearts will fol ow.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?	16 Who rises up on my side against the wicked? Who stands firm on my side against al evil-doers?
17 If the LORD were not my help, I would long have been silent in the grave.	17 If Yahweh did not come to my help, I should soon find myself dwel ing in the silence.
18 When I say, "My foot is slipping," your love, LORD, holds me up.	18 I need only say, 'I am slipping,' for your faithful love, Yahweh, to support me;
19 When cares increase within me, your comfort gives me joy.	19 however great the anxiety of my heart, your consolations soothe me.
20 Can unjust judges be your allies, those who create burdens in the name of law,	20 Are you partner to a destructive court, that gives disorder the status of law?
21 Those who conspire against the just and condemn the innocent to death?	21 They make an attack on the life of the upright, and condemn innocent blood.
22 No, the LORD is my secure height, my God, the rock where I find refuge,	22 No! Yahweh is a stronghold to me, my God is my rock of refuge.
23 Who will turn back their evil upon them and destroy them for their wickedness. Surely the LORD our God will destroy them!	23 He turns back their guilt on themselves, annihilates them for their wickedness, he annihilates them,Yahweh our God.