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94:1 God the judge of all
God the Avenger of the Righteous; God the Judge of All
94 Yahweh, God who avenges,
God of vengeance, let your radiance shine.
2 Rise up, judge of the earth.
Give the proud what they deserve.
3 How long will the wicked last, Yahweh,
≈How long will the wicked rejoice?
4 They ≈blabber out their arrogant words.
≈All those who do wicked things boast.
5 They crush your people, Yahweh.
≈They oppress ≈the nation that belongs to you.
6 They kill #widows and strangers,
≈and they murder the fatherless.
7 They say, “Yahweh won’t see >it.
≈Yacob’s God ≈won’t take any notice of it.”
8 Understand, you stupid people.
≈You fools, when will you ≈ever learn?
9 Can’t the one who made ears, hear?
≈Why can’t the one who formed the eye, see?
10 Can’t the one who disciplines the nations, correct them?
He’s the one who gives knowledge to humankind.
11 Yahweh knows ≈people’s thoughts—
that they’re just vapour.[ref]
12 Anyone who you discipline, Yahweh, is ≈fortunate—
≈those who you teach from your instructions.
13 They get relief in ≈times of trouble
until a pit gets dug for wicked >people,
14 because Yahweh won’t reject his people,
≈or abandon ≈those who belong to him.
15 Because ≈justice will be honest and fair again,
and all the ≈people who desire to do what’s right will appreciate that.
16 Who will ≈come and defend me against ≈those who do evil things?
≈Who will stand up for me against wicked >people?
17 ≈If Yahweh hadn’t helped me,
my soul ≈would have been living in silence at the cemetery by now.
18 When I ≈called out, “≈Hey, I’m starting to slip,”
your loyal commitment, Yahweh, supported me.
19 ≈Whenever I’m very worried
your ≈comfort encourages me.
20 ≈Can a corrupt king be your ally?
Someone who ≈makes it legal to do what’s wrong?
21 They work together ≈to take the lives of good citizens,
and they ≈give the death sentence to innocent >people.
22 But Yahweh has been like a fortress for me,
≈and God has been ≈a place of safety.
23 He will ≈turn their own disobedience back on them
≈and will ≈destroy them because of their own wickedness.
↑ 94 Oh_god_of vengeance(s) Oh_YHWH Oh_god_of vengeance(s) shine_forth.
2 Raise_yourself_up Oh_judge_of the_earth/land repay recompense to proud_people.
3 Until when wicked_people Oh_YHWH until when wicked_people will_they_exult.
4 They_pour_forth they_speak arrogant all_of they_boast (of)_wickedness those_who_do_of.
5 People_of_your Oh_YHWH they_crush and_heritage_of_your they_afflict.
6 the_widow and_stranger they_kill and_fatherless they_murder.
7 And_they_said not he_will_see YHWH and_not he_will_perceive the_god_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob).
8 Understand Oh_stupid_ones in/on/at/with_people and_fools when will_you_all_have_insight.
9 Planted_of the_ear\f + \fr 94:9 \ft OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS.
Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
\f* not does_he_hear or the_one_who_formed_of the_eye not does_he_see.
10 Disciplines_of nations not does_he_rebuke the_teaches humankind knowledge.
11 YHWH is_knowing the_thoughts_of a_person if/because_that they are_a_breath.
12 How_blessed the_man whom discipline_him Oh_YHWH and_from_law_of_your teach_whom.
13 To_grant_relief to_him/it\f + \fr 94:13 \ft OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS.
Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
\f* from_days_of trouble until it_will_be_dug for_the_wicked a_pit.
14 If/because not YHWH he_will_abandon people_of_his and_inheritance_of_his not he_will_abandon.
15 If/because to righteousness judgement it_will_return and_follow_it all_of people_upright_of heart.
16 Who will_he_rise_up to_me with evil-doers who will_he_take_his_stand to_me with those_who_do_of (of)_wickedness.
17 If_not YHWH help to/for_me as_soon silence it_dwelt soul_of_my.
18 If I_said it_has_slipped foot_of_my steadfast_love_of_your Oh_YHWH supported_me.
19 In/on/at/with_many_of cares_of_my in/on/at/with_heart_of_me consolations_of_your they_delighted soul_of_my.
20 The_allied_with_you a_throne_of destruction(s) one_who_fashions mischief on a_decree.
21 They_band_together on the_life_of the_righteous and_death innocent they_condemn_as_guilty.
22 And_he/it_was YHWH to_me as_stronghold and_god_of_my as_rock_of refuge_of_my.
23 And_repay on_them DOM iniquity_of_their and_in/on/at/with_evil_of_their destroy_them destroy_them YHWH god_of_our.
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