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94:1 O Lord, God of vengeance; God of vengeance, shine forth! 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render recompense to the proud. 94:3 How long shall the wicked, O LORD, How long shall the wicked exult? 94:4 They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly; All who do wickedness vaunt themselves. 94:5 They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage. 94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the orphans. 94:7 And they have said, "The LORD does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed." 94:8 Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones? 94:9 He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see? 94:10 He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke, [Even] He who teaches man knowledge? 94:11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a [mere] breath. 94:12 Blessed is the man whom Thou dost chasten, O LORD, And dost teach out of Thy law; 94:13 That Thou mayest grant him relief from the days of adversity, Until a pit is dug for the wicked. 94:14 For the LORD will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. 94:15 For judgment will again be righteous; And all the upright in heart will follow it. 94:16 Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do wickedness? 94:17 If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in [the abode of] silence. 94:18 If I should say, "My foot has slipped," Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold me up. 94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Thy consolations delight my soul. 94:20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with Thee, One which devises mischief by decree? 94:21 They band themselves together against the life of the righteous, And condemn the innocent to death. 94:22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, And my God the rock of my refuge. 94:23 And He has brought back their wickedness upon them, And will destroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will destroy them.