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Psalms 94

God the Refuge of the Righteous

¹O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

²Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.

³Lord, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?

⁴They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.

⁵They break in pieces Your people, O Lord, And afflict Your heritage.

⁶They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.

⁷Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.”

⁸Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?

¹⁰He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge?

¹¹The Lord knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.

¹²Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,

¹³That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.

¹⁴For the Lord will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.

¹⁵But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

¹⁷Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence.

¹⁸If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.

¹⁹In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?

²¹They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.

²²But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.

²³He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The Lord our God shall cut them off.

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