Psalms 94:1-9 in English

¹ O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud their desert.

³ Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.

⁷ And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Saviour.

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

³ For the Lord is a great God, and a great king over all gods: for the Lord will not cast off his people.

⁴ For the ends of the earth are in his hands; and the heights of the mountains are his.

⁵ For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us.

⁷ For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

⁸ To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness:

⁹ where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.

¹ O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ (95) The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Saviour.

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

³ For the Lord is a great God, and a great king over all gods: for the Lord will not cast off his people.

⁴ For the ends of the earth are in his hands; and the heights of the mountains are his.

⁵ For the sea is his, and he made it: and is hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us.

⁷ For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

⁸ To-day, if you° will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness:

⁹ where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.

¹ O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render to the proud their desert.

³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ They prate, they speak arrogantly: all the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ And they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob consider.

⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ Yahweh, you are able to get revenge on your enemies. So show them that you are going to punish them!

² You are the one who judges all people on the earth; so arise, and give/punish the proud leaders of our people like they deserve.

³ Yahweh, how long will those wicked people be glad/happy? It is not right that RHQ they continue being glad!

⁴ They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they be allowed to continue doing that?

⁵ Yahweh, it is as though those wicked people crush us, your people; they ◄oppress/treat cruelly► those who belong to you DOU.

⁶ They murder widows and orphans and people from other countries who think it is safe to live in our land.

⁷ Those wicked people say, “Yahweh does not see anything; so the God whom those Israelis worship does not see the evil things that we do.”

⁸ You evil people who rule Israel, you are foolish and stupid; when will you become wise RHQ?

⁹ God made our ears; so do you think that he cannot hear what you say RHQ? He created our eyes; so do you think that he cannot see the evil things that you do RHQ?

¹ (95) The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Saviour.

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

³ For the Lord is a great God, and a great king over all gods: for the Lord will not cast off his people.

⁴ For the ends of the earth are in his hands; and the heights of the mountains are his.

⁵ For the sea is his, and he made it: and is hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us.

⁷ For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

⁸ To-day, if you° will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of irritation in the wilderness:

⁹ where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.

¹ Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless amongst the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.

³ How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall they utter and speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

⁵ They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,

⁷ And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour.

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

³ For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

⁴ For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

⁵ For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us.

⁷ For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

⁸ Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts:

⁹ As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.

¹ The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!

² Stand up, judge of the earth, and pay back those who are proud what they deserve.

³ How long, Lord? How long will the wicked celebrate in triumph?

⁴ How long will you let them pour out their arrogant words? How long will these evil people go on boasting?

⁵ Lord, they crush your people; they oppress those you call your own.

⁶ They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.

⁷ They say, “The Lord can't see what we're doing. Israel's God doesn't pay any attention to us.”

⁸ Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?

⁹ Do you think the creator of the ear can't hear? Do you think the maker of the eye can't see?

¹ O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.

² Exalt thy selfe, O Iudge of the worlde, and render a reward to the proude.

³ Lord how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ They prate and speake fiercely: all the workers of iniquitie vaunt themselues.

⁵ They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.

⁶ They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.

⁷ Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.

⁸ Vnderstande ye vnwise among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?

⁹ Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

² Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; render to the proud their recompense.

³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

⁴ They gush out, they speak arrogancy; all the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

⁵ They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'

⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye understand?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?

¹ O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render a reward to the proud.

³ Lord, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall they utter and speak hard things? And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, And afflict thine heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.

⁷ Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ O God, of vengeance, Lord! O God of vengeance, shine forth.

² Lift up thyself, O judge of the Earth! bring a recompense upon the proud.

³ How long shall the wicked, O Lord—how long shall the wicked exult?

⁴ They sputter, they speak hard things: all the workers of wickedness boast themselves.

⁵ Thy people, O Lord! they crush, and thy heritage they afflict.

⁶ The widow and the stranger they slay, and the fatherless they murder.

⁷ And they say, The Lord will not see, and the God of Jacob will not take notice of it.

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye become intelligent!

⁹ He that hath planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that hath formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ The praise of a Song by David. Come, let us exult in the Lord; Let us make a joyful noise to God our Savior.

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

³ For the Lord is a great God, And a great king over all gods: For the Lord will not cast off his people.

⁴ For the ends of the earth are in his hands; And the heights of the mountains are his.

⁵ For the sea is his, and he made it: And his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us worship and fall down before him; And weep before the Lord that made us.

⁷ For he is our God; And we are the people of his pasture, And the sheep of his hand.

⁸ Today, if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, According to the day of irritation in the wilderness:

⁹ Where your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my works.

¹ O LORD! thou God of vengeance! O thou God of vengeance! shine forth!

² Rouse thyself, thou judge of the earth! Render a recompense to the proud!

³ How long, O LORD! shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall their lips pour forth insolence? How long shall all the evil-doers boast?

⁵ O LORD! they trample upon thy people, And oppress thine inheritance!

⁶ They slay the widow, and the stranger, And murder the fatherless;

⁷ And they say, “The LORD doth not see, The God of Jacob doth not regard!”

⁸ Be instructed, ye most stupid of mankind! O when, ye fools, will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.

² Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,

⁴ with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,

⁵ crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,

⁶ murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?

⁷ They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?

⁹ Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?

¹ Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.

² Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult,

⁴ with their blustering arrogant words, their braggart and wicked speech,

⁵ crushing your people, Lord, and afflicting your heritage,

⁶ murdering widows and strangers, slaying the fatherless?

⁷ They think that the Lord does not see, nor the God of Jacob regard it.

⁸ Take heed, you dullest of people; when will you be wise, you fools?

⁹ Is he deaf, who shaped the ear? Is he blind, who fashioned the eye?

¹ Adonai , you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Adonai , how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, Adonai , and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob Supplanter’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he sh'ma ·hear obey·? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ Yahweh, God who avenges, God who avenges, shine over us.

² Rise up, judge of the earth, give to the proud what they deserve.

³ How long will the wicked, Yahweh, how long will the wicked rejoice?

⁴ They pour out their arrogant words; all those who do evil boast.

⁵ They crush your people, Yahweh; they afflict the nation that belongs to you.

⁶ They kill the widow and foreigner who lives in their country, and they murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “Yahweh will not see, the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.”

⁸ Understand, you stupid people! You fools, when will you ever learn?

⁹ He who made the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?

¹ Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless amongst the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.

² Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

³ LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

⁴ How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

⁵ They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.

⁶ They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ Yet they say, The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard it .

⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

¹ LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?

⁴ They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

⁵ They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage.

⁶ They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.

⁷ They say, “The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.”

⁸ Consider, you senseless amongst the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

⁹ He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?

¹ God is Lord of vengeances; God of vengeance did freely.

² Be thou enhanced that deemest the earth; yield thou yielding to proud men.

³ Lord, how long sinners; how long shall sinners have glory?

⁴ They shall tell out, and shall speak wickedness; all men shall speak that work unrightfulness.

⁵ Lord, they have made low thy people; and they have dis-eased thine heritage.

⁶ They killed a widow and a come-ling; and they have slain fatherless children and motherless.

⁷ And they said, The Lord shall not see it; and, God of Jacob shall not understand.

⁸ Ye unwise men in the people, understand; and, ye fools, learn some-time.

⁹ Shall not he hear, that planted the ear; either beholdeth not he, that made the eye?

¹ God is Lord of vengeances; God of vengeance did freely. (God (is) the Lord of vengeance; O God of vengeance, show thyself!)

² Be thou enhanced that deemest the earth; yield thou (a) yielding to proud men. (Be thou raised up, who judgest the earth; and punish thou those, who be proud.)

³ Lord, how long sinners; how long shall sinners have glory? (Lord, how long shall the sinners, yea, how long shall the sinners have glory?)

⁴ They shall tell out, and shall speak wickedness; all men shall speak that work unrightfulness. (They boast, and they all speak wickedness; yea, all who work unrighteousness have glory in themselves.)

⁵ Lord, they have made low thy people; and they have dis-eased thine heritage. (Lord, they have beaten down thy people; and they have distressed thy inheritance.)

⁶ They killed a widow and a comeling; and they have slain fatherless children and motherless. (They have killed widows and newcomers, or strangers; and they have slain the fatherless and the motherless, or the orphans.)

⁷ And they said, The Lord shall not see (it); and, (The) God of Jacob shall not understand.

⁸ Ye unwise men in the people, understand; and, ye fools, learn sometime. (Understand this, ye ignorant among the people; and learn something, ye fools.)

⁹ Shall not he hear, that planted the ear; either beholdeth not he, that made the eye? (Shall he not hear, who formed the ear? shall he not see, who made the eye?)

¹ God of vengeance — Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.

² Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.

³ Till when do the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?

⁴ They utter — they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.

⁵ Thy people, O Jehovah, they bruise, And Thine inheritance they afflict.

⁶ Widow and sojourner they slay, And fatherless ones they murder.

⁷ And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'

⁸ Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?

⁹ He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?