Psalm 94

O Jehovah, god of vengeance,
God of vengeance reveal yourself.
Rouse yourself, O judge of the earth,
Render recompense to the proud.
How long, Jehovah, will the wicked,
How long will the wicked exult?
They burst out with arrogant words;
They boast, all the evildoers.
They crush your people, O Jehovah;
And oppress your inheritance.
They slay the widow and the stranger
And they murder the fatherless.
They say, “Jehovah does not see.
The god of Jacob pays no heed.”
Take notice, you stupid people.
You fools, when, oh when, will you get wise?
Does he not hear who affixed the ear?
Does not see who molded the eye?
Does he not mete out punishment,
He who admonishes nations?
Does he not know who teaches man?

Jehovah knows the plans of men
And knows they are futility.
Blessed is the man you discipline,
O Jehovah, and teach from your law
To give him relief from troublous times —-
While a pit is dug for the wicked.

For Jehovah will not forsake his people,
Nor will he abandon his inheritance.
Judgment will again be based on justice,
And the upright in heart will follow it.
Who will stand up for me against the wicked?
Who will stand by me against evildoers?
Had not Jehovah come to my defense
I’d soon be dwelling in the land of silence.
When  I  would cry out, “My foot is slipping!”
Your unfailing love, Jehovah, holds me up.
When I am overwhelmed by anxiety,
Your consolation brings joy to my soul.
Can a corrupt leader be allied with you,
A leader promoting  injustice with his laws?
They band together to oppose the righteous,
And they condemn the innocent to death.
But Jehovah has become my stronghold,
My god is the rock where I find shelter.
He will turn their own evil against them.
He will destroy them for their wickedness.
Jehovah, our god, will put an end to them!