94O Lord, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!H3068H410H5360H410H5360H3313

2Arise, O judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.H5375H8199H776H7725H1576H1343

3How long, O Lord? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?H3068H7563H7563H5937

4How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?H5042H1696H6277H6466H205H559

5They crush your people, Lord, hurting those you claim as your own.H1792H5971H3068H6031H5159

6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.H2026H490H1616H7523H3490

7“The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”H559H3050H7200H430H3290H995

8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?H995H1197H5971H3684H7919

9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?H5193H241H8085H3335H5869H5027

10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?H3256H1471H3198H3925H120H1847

11The Lord knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!H3068H3045H4284H120H1892

12Joyful are those you discipline, Lord, those you teach with your instructions.H835H1397H3256H3050H3925H8451

13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.H8252H3117H7451H7845H3738H7563

14The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.H3068H5203H5971H5800H5159

15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.H4941H7725H6664H3477H3820H310

16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?H6965H7489H3320H6466H205

17Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.H3884H3068H5833H5315H4592H7931H1745

18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.H559H7272H4131H2617H3068H5582

19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.H7230H8312H7130H8575H8173H5315

20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—leaders whose decrees permit injustice?H3678H1942H2266H3335H5999H2706

21They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.H1413H5315H6662H7561H5355H1818

22But the Lord is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.H3068H4869H430H6697H4268

23God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The Lord our God will destroy them.H7725H205H6789H7451H3068H430H6789