Background to Psalms 94

Lord God, you punish the guilty.

    Show what you are like and punish them now.

You judge the earth.

    Come and help us!

Pay back those proud people for what they have done.

    How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad?

All of those cruel people

    strut and boast,

    and they crush and wound

    your chosen nation, Lord.

They murder widows,

    foreigners, and orphans.

Then they say,

    “The Lord God of Jacob

    doesn’t see or know.”

Can’t you fools see?

    Won’t you ever learn?

    God gave us ears and eyes!

    Can’t he hear and see?

God instructs the nations

and gives knowledge to us all.

    Won’t he also correct us?

The Lord knows how useless

    our plans really are.

Our Lord, you bless everyone

    that you instruct and teach

    by using your Law.

You give them rest

    from their troubles,

    until a pit can be dug

    for the wicked.

You won’t turn your back

    on your chosen nation.

Justice and fairness

    will go hand in hand,

    and all who do right

    will follow along.

Who will stand up for me against those cruel people?

If you had not helped me, Lord, 

I would soon have gone to the land of silence.

When I felt my feet slipping,

    you came with your love

    and kept me steady.

And when I was burdened

    with worries,

    you comforted me

    and made me feel secure.

But you are opposed

    to dishonest lawmakers

    who gang up to murder

    innocent victims.

You, Lord God, are my fortress,

    that mighty rock

    where I am safe.

You will pay back my enemies,

    and you will wipe them out

    for the evil they did.

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