Psalms 94

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.	1 LORD, avenging God, avenging God, shine forth!
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.	2 Rise up, judge of the earth; give the proud what they deserve.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?	3 How long, LORD, shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked glory?
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?	4 How long will they mouth haughty speeches, go on boasting, all these evildoers?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.	5 They crush your people, LORD, torment your very own.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.	6 They kill the widow and alien; the fatherless they murder.
7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.	7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice."
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?	8 Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you be wise?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?	9 Does the one who shaped the ear not hear? The one who formed the eye not see?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?	10 Does the one who guides nations not rebuke? The one who teaches humans not have knowledge?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.	11 The LORD does know human plans; they are only puffs of air.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;	12 Happy those whom you guide, LORD, whom you teach by your instruction.
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.	13 You give them rest from evil days, while a pit is being dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.	14 You, LORD, will not forsake your people, nor abandon your very own.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.	15 Judgment shall again be just, and all the upright of heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?	16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.	17 If the LORD were not my help, I would long have been silent in the grave.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.	18 When I say, "My foot is slipping," your love, LORD, holds me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.	19 When cares increase within me, your comfort gives me joy.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?	20 Can unjust judges be your allies, those who create burdens in the name of law,
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.	21 Those who conspire against the just and condemn the innocent to death?
22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.	22 No, the LORD is my secure height, my God, the rock where I find 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.	23 Who will turn back their evil upon them and destroy them for their wickedness. Surely the LORD our God will destroy them!