Psalms 94 : 1 (NLV)
O Lord, the God Who punishes, God Who punishes, let Your light shine!
Psalms 94 : 2 (NLV)
Rise up, You Judge of the earth. Pay what is owed to the proud.
Psalms 94 : 3 (NLV)
How long will the sinful, O Lord, how long will the sinful be full of joy?
Psalms 94 : 4 (NLV)
They pour out proud words. All those who do wrong, talk about themselves as if they are great people.
Psalms 94 : 5 (NLV)
They crush Your people, O Lord. They bring trouble upon Your chosen nation.
Psalms 94 : 6 (NLV)
They kill the woman whose husband has died and the stranger. They kill the children who have no parents.
Psalms 94 : 7 (NLV)
And they say, "The Lord does not see. The God of Jacob does not care."
Psalms 94 : 8 (NLV)
Listen, you foolish ones among the people. You fools, when will you understand?
Psalms 94 : 9 (NLV)
He Who made the ear, does He not hear? He Who made the eye, does He not see?
Psalms 94 : 10 (NLV)
He Who punishes nations so they might give up sin, will He not speak strong words to them? Is He not the One Who teaches man all he knows?
Psalms 94 : 11 (NLV)
The Lord knows the thoughts of man. He knows that they are empty.
Psalms 94 : 12 (NLV)
Happy is the man who is punished until he gives up sin, O Lord, and whom You teach from Your Law.
Psalms 94 : 13 (NLV)
You give him rest from days of trouble, until a hole is dug for the sinful.
Psalms 94 : 14 (NLV)
For the Lord will not turn away from His people. He will not leave His chosen nation.
Psalms 94 : 15 (NLV)
For what is decided will be right and good. And all those whose hearts are right will follow it.
Psalms 94 : 16 (NLV)
Who will rise up for me against the sinful? Who will take a stand for me against those who do wrong?
Psalms 94 : 17 (NLV)
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have been among the dead.
Psalms 94 : 18 (NLV)
When I said, "My foot is going out from under me," Your loving-kindness held me up, O Lord.
Psalms 94 : 19 (NLV)
When my worry is great within me, Your comfort brings joy to my soul.
Psalms 94 : 20 (NLV)
Can a sinful throne that brings trouble by its laws be a friend to You?
Psalms 94 : 21 (NLV)
They join together against the life of those who are right and good. They send those who are not guilty to their death.
Psalms 94 : 22 (NLV)
But the Lord has been my strong place, my God, and the rock where I am safe.
Psalms 94 : 23 (NLV)
He has brought back their own sin upon them and will destroy them for their wrong-doing. The Lord our God will destroy them.
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