Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 94

1O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Godאֵל־'el-H410of vengeanceנְקָמ֥וֹתne.ka.MotH5360,O Godאֵ֖ל'elH410of vengeanceנְקָמ֣וֹתne.ka.MotH5360,shine forthהוֹפִֽיַע׃ho.Fi.ya'H3313.

2Rise upהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375,O Judgeשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;renderהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725a rewardגְּ֝מ֗וּלge.MulH1576toעַל־'al-H5921the proudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.

3How longעַד־ מָתַ֖י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,how longעַד־ מָ֝תַ֗י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970will the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563exultיַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃ya.'a.Lo.zuH5937?

4They pour outיַבִּ֣יעוּya.Bi.'uH5042arrogantעָתָ֑ק'a.TakH6277wordsיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696;allכָּל־kol-H3605workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205boastיִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּyit.'a.me.RuH559.

5They crushיְדַכְּא֑וּye.da.ke.'UH1792Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;they oppressיְעַנּֽוּ׃ye.'a.NuH6031Your heritageוְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159.

6They killיַהֲרֹ֑גוּya.ha.Ro.guH2026the widowאַ֭לְמָנָה'Al.ma.nahH490and the foreignerוְגֵ֣רve.GerH1616;they murderיְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ye.ra.Tze.chuH7523the fatherlessוִֽיתוֹמִ֣יםvi.to.MimH3490.

7They sayוַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “The LORDיָּ֑הּYahH3050does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200;the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290pays no heedוְלֹא־ יָ֝בִ֗יןve.lo'- ya.VinH3808 H995.”

8Take noticeבִּ֭ינוּBi.nuH995,O senselessבֹּעֲרִ֣יםbo.'a.RimH1197among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971!O foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684,whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970will you be wiseתַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃tas.Ki.luH7919?

9He who affixedהֲנֹ֣טַֽעha.No.ta'H5193the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241,can He notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085?He whoאִֽם־'im-H518formedיֹ֥צֵֽרYo.tzerH3335the eyeעַ֝֗יִן'A.yinH5869,can He notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808seeיַבִּֽיט׃ya.BitH5027?

10He who admonishesהֲיֹסֵ֣רha.yo.SerH3256the nationsגּ֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471,does He notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808disciplineיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198?He who teachesהַֽמְלַמֵּ֖דham.la.MedH3925manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,does He lack knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?

11The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068knowsיֹ֭דֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,thatכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992are futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

12Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835isthe manהַגֶּ֣בֶרha.Ge.verH1397אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You disciplineתְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּte.yas.se.Re.nuH3256,O LORDיָּ֑הּYahH3050,and teachתְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃te.lam.me.De.nuH3925from Your lawוּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥u.mi.to.ra.te.KhaH8451,

13to grant him reliefלְהַשְׁקִ֣יטle.hash.KitH8252from daysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of troubleרָ֑עRa'H7451,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704a pitשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845is dugיִכָּרֶ֖הyi.ka.RehH3738for the wickedלָרָשָׁ֣עla.ra.Sha'H7563.

14Forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will notלֹא־lo'-H3808forsakeיִטֹּ֣שׁyi.ToshH5203His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;He will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808abandonיַעֲזֹֽב׃ya.'a.ZoH5800His heritageוְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

15Surelyכִּֽי־ עַד־ki- 'ad-H3588 H5704judgmentצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725be righteousמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820will follow itוְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יוve.'a.cha.RavH310.

16Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965for meagainstעִם־'im-H5973the wickedמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320for meagainstעִם־'im-H5973the workersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?

17Unlessלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068had been my helperעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833,Iנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315would soonכִּמְעַ֓ט׀kim.'AtH4592have dwelt in the abodeשָֽׁכְנָ֖הsha.khe.NahH7931of silenceדוּמָ֣הdu.MahH1745.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518I sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272is slippingמָ֣טָהMa.tahH4131,”Your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,supports meיִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃yis.'a.De.niH5582.

19When anxietyשַׂרְעַפַּ֣יsar.'a.PaiH8312overwhelms meבְּרֹ֣ב בְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.Ro be.kir.BiH7230 H7130,Your consolationתַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָtan.chu.Mei.khaH8575delightsיְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּye.sha.'ash.'UH8173my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

20Can a corruptהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678be Your allyהַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָHay.cha.ve.re.khaH2266—one devisingיֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335mischiefעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999byעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921decreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706?

21They band togetherיָ֭גוֹדּוּYa.go.duH1413againstעַל־'al-H5921the righteousנֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יקNe.fesh tza.DikH5315 H6662and condemnיַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃yar.Shi.'uH7561the innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355to deathוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818.

22But the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has beenוַיְהִ֬יvay.HiH1961mystrongholdלְמִשְׂגָּ֑בle.mis.GavH4869,and my Godוֵ֝אלֹהַ֗יve.lo.HaiH430is my rockלְצ֣וּרle.TzurH6697of refugeמַחְסִֽי׃mach.SiH4268.

23He will bringוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֨ם׀'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853their own iniquityאוֹנָ֗ם'o.NamH205and destroy themיַצְמִיתֵ֑םyatz.mi.TemH6789for their wickednessוּבְרָעָתָ֥םu.ve.ra.'a.TamH7451.The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will destroy themיַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗םyatz.mi.TemH6789.

Commentaries on Psalms 94