The LORD Implored to Avenge His People.
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Psalms 94:1
O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
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Psalms 94:2
Rise up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud.
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Psalms 94:3
How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the wicked exult?
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Psalms 94:4
They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
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Psalms 94:5
They crush Your people, O LORD, And afflict Your heritage.
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Psalms 94:6
They slay the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans.
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Psalms 94:7
They have said, “The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
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Psalms 94:8
Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones?
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Psalms 94:9
He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
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Psalms 94:10
He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, Even He who teaches man knowledge?
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Psalms 94:11
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.
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Psalms 94:12
Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, And whom You teach out of Your law;
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Psalms 94:13
That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
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Psalms 94:14
For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
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Psalms 94:15
For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Psalms 94:16
Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness?
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Psalms 94:17
If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
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Psalms 94:18
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up.
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Psalms 94:19
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul.
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Psalms 94:20
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
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Psalms 94:21
They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.
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Psalms 94:22
But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge.
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Psalms 94:23
He has brought back their wickedness upon them And will destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will destroy them.