94:1 O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.

94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.

94:3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant?

94:4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.

94:5 They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance.

94:6 They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless.

94:7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed."

94:8 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

94:9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?

94:10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches man lack knowledge?

94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.

94:12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from your law;

94:13 you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

94:14 For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance.

94:15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

94:16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

94:17 Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

94:18 When I said, "My foot is slipping," your love, O LORD, supported me.

94:19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.

94:20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you--one that brings on misery by its decrees?

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

94:22 But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

94:23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.