Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 94

, God of , God of payback, .Rise up, of the earth, give the ., Yahweh? How long will the ?They arrogant words, every one of them with cruelty.Yahweh, they your people, they grind down .They kill the and the , they murder the .And they say, “Yahweh doesn’t see. The doesn’t even notice.”Wake up, you most of people. You — when will you ever understand?The one who the ear — can he not hear? The one who the eye — can he not see?The one who nations — can he not correct? The one who humanity — does he lack ?Yahweh knows the of humans — they are nothing but . the one you , Yahweh, the one you teach from your —giving them from the worst days, until a is dug for the wicked.Because Yahweh will not his people, he will not walk away from .Because will return to , and everyone with an will follow it.Who will against those doing evil? Who will take my side against those working cruelty?If Yahweh hadn’t been my , I would have quickly ended up in .When I said, “My foot is ,” your held me up, Yahweh.When multiplied inside me, your brought joy to my .Can a be your ally — one that and ?They the of and to death.But Yahweh has become my , my God, the .He will and with their own . Yahweh our God will wipe them out.