Psalms 94:8-18

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

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

¹⁰Do you think that the one who punishes nations won't punish you too? Do you think that the one who teaches human beings knowledge doesn't know anything?

¹¹The Lord knows the thoughts of human beings—he knows they are pointless.

¹²Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.

¹³You give them peace in days of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.

¹⁴For the Lord will not give up on his people; he will not abandon his own.

¹⁵Justice will once again be based on what is right; those who are sincere will support it.

¹⁶Who came to my defense against the wicked; who stood up for me against those who do evil?

¹⁷If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.

¹⁸I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.