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94:1  Lord, avenging God— avenging God, show yourself!
94:2  Rise up, judge of the earth! Pay back the arrogant exactly what they deserve!
94:3  How long will the wicked—oh, Lord!— how long will the wicked win?
94:4  They spew arrogant words; all the evildoers are bragging.
94:5  They crush your own people, Lord! They abuse your very own possession.
94:6  They kill widows and immigrants; they murder orphans,
94:7  saying all the while, “The Lord can’t see it; Jacob’s God doesn’t know what’s going on!”
94:8  You ignorant people better learn quickly. You fools—when will you get some sense?
94:9  The one who made the ear, can’t he hear? The one who formed the eye, can’t he see?
94:10  The one who disciplines nations, can’t he punish? The one who teaches humans, doesn’t he know?
94:11  The Lord does indeed know human thoughts, knows that they are nothing but a puff of air.
94:12  The people you discipline, Lord, are truly happy— the ones you teach from your Instruction—
94:13  giving them relief from troubling times until a pit is dug for the wicked.
94:14  The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his very own possession.
94:15  No, but justice will once again meet up with righteousness, and all whose heart is right will follow after.
94:16  Who will stand up for me against the wicked? Who will help me against evildoers?
94:17  If the Lord hadn’t helped me, I would live instantly in total silence.
94:18  Whenever I feel my foot slipping, your faithful love steadies me, Lord.
94:19  When my anxieties multiply, your comforting calms me down.
94:20  Can a wicked ruler be your ally; one who wreaks havoc by means of the law?
94:21  The wicked gang up against the lives of the righteous. They condemn innocent blood.
94:22  But the Lord is my fortress; my God is my rock of refuge.
94:23  He will repay them for their wickedness, completely destroy them because of their evil. Yes, the Lord our God will completely destroy them.