Psalms 94 : 1 (ERVEN)
The Lord is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.
Psalms 94 : 2 (ERVEN)
You are the judge of the whole earth. Give proud people the punishment they deserve.
Psalms 94 : 3 (ERVEN)
Lord, how long will the wicked have their fun? How much longer?
Psalms 94 : 4 (ERVEN)
How much longer will those criminals brag about the evil they did?
Psalms 94 : 5 (ERVEN)
Lord, they hurt your people and make them suffer.
Psalms 94 : 6 (ERVEN)
They kill widows and foreigners living in our country. They murder orphans.
Psalms 94 : 7 (ERVEN)
And they say the Lord does not see them doing those evil things! They say the God of Jacob does not know what is happening.
Psalms 94 : 8 (ERVEN)
You evil people are foolish. When will you learn your lesson? You are so stupid! You must try to understand.
Psalms 94 : 9 (ERVEN)
God made our ears, so surely he can hear what is happening! He made our eyes, so surely he can see you!
Psalms 94 : 10 (ERVEN)
The one who disciplines nations will surely correct you. He is the one who teaches us everything.
Psalms 94 : 11 (ERVEN)
He knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind.
Psalms 94 : 12 (ERVEN)
Lord, what blessings there are for those you discipline, for those you teach from your law.
Psalms 94 : 13 (ERVEN)
You help them stay calm when trouble comes. You will help them until the wicked are put in their graves.
Psalms 94 : 14 (ERVEN)
The Lord will not leave his people. He will not leave them without help.
Psalms 94 : 15 (ERVEN)
Justice will return and bring fairness. And those who want to do right will be there to see it.
Psalms 94 : 16 (ERVEN)
No one helped me fight against the wicked. No one stood with me against those who do evil.
Psalms 94 : 17 (ERVEN)
And if the Lord had not helped me, I would have been silenced by death.
Psalms 94 : 18 (ERVEN)
I know I was ready to fall, but, Lord, your faithful love supported me.
Psalms 94 : 19 (ERVEN)
I was very worried and upset, but you comforted me and made me happy!
Psalms 94 : 20 (ERVEN)
You don't help crooked judges. They use the law to make life hard for the people.
Psalms 94 : 21 (ERVEN)
They attack those who do right. They say innocent people are guilty and put them to death.
Psalms 94 : 22 (ERVEN)
But the Lord is my place of safety, high on the mountain. God, my Rock, is my safe place!
Psalms 94 : 23 (ERVEN)
He will punish those evil judges for the bad things they did. He will destroy them because they sinned. The Lord our God will destroy them.
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