Psalm 94 | Liturgical Calendar

1

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth *

thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

2

Arise, thou Judge of the world *

and reward the proud after their deserving.

3

Lord, how long shall the ungodly *

how long shall the ungodly triumph?

4

How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully *

and make such proud boasting?

5

They smite down thy people, O Lord *

and trouble thine heritage.

6

They murder the widow and the stranger *

and put the fatherless to death.

7

And yet they say, Tush, the Lord shall not see *

neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

8

Take heed, ye unwise among the people *

O ye fools, when will ye understand?

9

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear *

or he that made the eye, shall he not see?

10

Or he that nurtureth the heathen *

it is he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he punish?

11

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man *

that they are but vain.

12

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord *

and teachest him in thy law;

13

That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity *

until the pit be digged up for the ungodly.

14

For the Lord will not fail his people *

neither will he forsake his inheritance;

15

Until righteousness turn again unto judgement *

all such as are true in heart shall follow it.

16

Who will rise up with me against the wicked *

or who will take my part against the evil-doers?

17

If the Lord had not helped me *

it had not failed but my soul had been put to silence.

18

But when I said, My foot hath slipt *

thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

19

In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart *

thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

20

Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of wickedness *

which imagineth mischief as a law?

21

They gather them together against the soul of the righteous *

and condemn the innocent blood.

22

But the Lord is my refuge *

and my God is the strength of my confidence.

23

He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice *

yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.