113 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
113 lines
2.0 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 94
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1. O LORD, the God of vengeance,
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O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
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2. Arise, O Judge of the earth.
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Give the proud what they deserve.
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3. How long, O LORD?
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How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
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4. How long will they speak with arrogance?
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How long will these evil people boast?
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5. They crush your people, LORD,
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hurting those you claim as your own.
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6. They kill widows and foreigners
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and murder orphans.
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7. "The LORD isn't looking," they say,
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"and besides, the God of Israel doesn't care."
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8. Think again, you fools!
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When will you finally catch on?
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9. Is he deaf--the one who made your ears?
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Is he blind--the one who formed your eyes?
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10. He punishes the nations--won't he also punish you?
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He knows everything--doesn't he also know what you are doing?
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11. The LORD knows people's thoughts;
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he knows they are worthless!
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12. Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
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those you teach with your instructions.
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13. You give them relief from troubled times
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until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
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14. The LORD will not reject his people;
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he will not abandon his special possession.
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15. Judgment will again be founded on justice,
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and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
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16. Who will protect me from the wicked?
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Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
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17. Unless the LORD had helped me,
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I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
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18. I cried out, "I am slipping!"
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but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
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19. When doubts filled my mind,
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your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
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20. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--
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leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
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21. They gang up against the righteous
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and condemn the innocent to death.
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22. But the LORD is my fortress;
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my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
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23. God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
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He will destroy them for their sins.
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The LORD our God will destroy them.
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