Psalms 94

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 God of vengeance, Yahweh, God of vengeance, shine forth!	1 The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
2 Arise, judge of the world, give back the proud what they deserve!	2 Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 How long are the wicked, Yahweh, how long are the wicked to triumph?	3 How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?
4 They bluster and boast, they flaunt themselves, all the evil-doers.	4 Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?
5 They crush your people, Yahweh, they oppress your heritage,	5 Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
6 they murder the widow and the stranger, bring the orphan to a violent death.	6 They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
7 They say, 'Yahweh is not looking, the God of Jacob is taking no notice.'	7 And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
8 Take notice yourselves, you coarsest of people! Fools, when wil you learn some sense?	8 Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
9 Shal he who implanted the ear not hear, he who fashioned the eye not see?	9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
10 Shal he who instructs nations not punish? Yahweh, the teacher of al people,	10 He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?
11 knows human plans and how insipid they are.	11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
12 How blessed are those you instruct, Yahweh, whom you teach by means of your law,	12 Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.
13 to give them respite in evil times, til a pit is dug for the wicked.	13 That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.
14 Yahweh will not abandon his people, he wil not desert his heritage;	14 For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
15 for judgement will again become saving justice, and in its wake al upright hearts will fol ow.	15 Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.
16 Who rises up on my side against the wicked? Who stands firm on my side against al evil-doers?	16 Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If Yahweh did not come to my help, I should soon find myself dwel ing in the silence.	17 Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
18 I need only say, 'I am slipping,' for your faithful love, Yahweh, to support me;	18 If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
19 however great the anxiety of my heart, your consolations soothe me.	19 According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.
20 Are you partner to a destructive court, that gives disorder the status of law?	20 Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
21 They make an attack on the life of the upright, and condemn innocent blood.	21 They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.
22 No! Yahweh is a stronghold to me, my God is my rock of refuge.	22 But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.
23 He turns back their guilt on themselves, annihilates them for their wickedness, he annihilates them,Yahweh our God.	23 And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.