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Psalms • Chapter 94
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O LORD, the God (Elohim) of vengeance,<br>O God (Elohim) of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!<br>
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Arise, O Judge of the earth.<br>Give the proud what they deserve.<br>
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How long, O LORD?<br>How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?<br>
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How long will they speak with arrogance?<br>How long will these evil people boast?<br>
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They crush your people, LORD,<br>hurting those you claim as your own.<br>
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They kill widows and foreigners<br>and murder orphans.<br>
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“The LORD isn’t looking,” they say,<br>“and besides, the God (Elohim) of Israel doesn’t care.”<br>
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Think again, you fools!<br>When will you finally catch on?<br>
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Is he deaf — the one who made your ears?<br>Is he blind — the one who formed your eyes?<br>
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He punishes the nations — won’t he also punish you?<br>He knows everything — doesn’t he also know what you are doing?<br>
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The LORD knows people’s thoughts;<br>he knows they are worthless!<br>
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Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,<br>those you teach with your instructions.<br>
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You give them relief from troubled times<br>until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.<br>
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The LORD will not reject his people;<br>he will not abandon his special possession.<br>
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Judgment will again be founded on justice,<br>and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.<br>
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Who will protect me from the wicked?<br>Who will stand up for me against evildoers?<br>
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Unless the LORD had helped me,<br>I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.<br>
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I cried out, “I am slipping!”<br>but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.<br>
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When doubts filled my mind,<br>your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.<br>
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Can unjust leaders claim that God (Elohim) is on their side —<br>leaders whose decrees permit injustice?<br>
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They gang up against the righteous<br>and condemn the innocent to death.<br>
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But the LORD is my fortress;<br>my God (Elohim) is the mighty rock where I hide.<br>
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God (Elohim) will turn the sins of evil people back on them.<br>He will destroy them for their sins.<br>The LORD our God (Elohim) will destroy them.<br>
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