Psalm 94

¹O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

²Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.

³How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

⁴Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.

⁵Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,

⁶They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father;

⁷And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.

⁸Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

⁹Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed?

¹⁰He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?

¹¹The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

¹²Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;

¹³So that you may give him rest from the days of evil, till a hole is made ready for the destruction of the sinners.

¹⁴The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

¹⁵But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.