Psalms 94

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