94:1 O LORD, thou God of vengeance, thou God of vengeance, shine forth!
94:1 O LORD, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth!

94:2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; render to the proud their deserts!
94:2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; give to the proud what they deserve!

94:3 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
94:3 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

94:4 They pour out their arrogant words, they boast, all the evildoers.
94:4 They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

94:5 They crush thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.
94:5 They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage.

94:6 They slay the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
94:6 They kill the widow and the stranger, they murder the orphan,

94:7 and they say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive."
94:7 and they say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive."

94:8 Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
94:8 Understand, O dullest of the people; fools, when will you be wise?

94:9 He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
94:9 He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?

94:10 He who chastens the nations, does he not chastise? He who teaches men knowledge,
94:10 He who disciplines the nations, he who teaches knowledge to humankind, does he not chastise?

94:11 the LORD, knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.
94:11 The LORD knows our thoughts, that they are but an empty breath.

94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O LORD, and whom thou dost teach out of thy law
94:12 Happy are those whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law,

94:13 to give him respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
94:13 giving them respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

94:14 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
94:14 For the LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;

94:15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
94:15 for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

94:16 Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
94:16 Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?

94:17 If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
94:17 If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

94:18 When I thought, "My foot slips," thy steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.
94:18 When I thought, "My foot is slipping," your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.

94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, thy consolations cheer my soul.
94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

94:20 Can wicked rulers be allied with thee, who frame mischief by statute?
94:20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who contrive mischief by statute?

94:21 They band together against the life of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death.
94:21 They band together against the life of the righteous, and condemn the innocent to death.

94:22 But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.
94:22 But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.

94:23 He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out.
94:23 He will repay them for their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out.