New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 94

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

1O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Godאֵל־'el-H410ofvengeanceנְקָמ֥וֹתne.ka.MotH5360,Godאֵ֖ל'elH410ofvengeanceנְקָמ֣וֹתne.ka.MotH5360,shineהוֹפִֽיַע׃ho.Fi.ya'H3313forthH3313!

2Riseהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375up, OJudgeשֹׁפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Renderהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725recompenseגְּ֝מ֗וּלge.MulH1576to the proudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.

3HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970shall the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥ים׀re.sha.'ImH7563, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,HowH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970shall thewickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563exultיַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃ya.'a.Lo.zuH5937?

4They pourיַבִּ֣יעוּya.Bi.'uH5042forthH5042words, theyspeakיְדַבְּר֣וּye.da.be.RuH1696arrogantlyעָתָ֑ק'a.TakH6277;Allכָּל־kol-H3605who doפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466wickednessאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205vauntיִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּyit.'a.me.RuH559themselves.

5Theycrushיְדַכְּא֑וּye.da.ke.'UH1792Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, Andafflictיְעַנּֽוּ׃ye.'a.NuH6031Your heritageוְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159.

6Theyslayיַהֲרֹ֑גוּya.ha.Ro.guH2026the widowאַ֭לְמָנָה'Al.ma.nahH490and thestrangerוְגֵ֣רve.GerH1616And murderיְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ye.ra.Tze.chuH7523the orphansוִֽיתוֹמִ֣יםvi.to.MimH3490.

7They have saidוַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “The Lordיָּ֑הּYahH3050does not seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200,NorH3808does the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290payH995heedH995.”

8PayH995heedH995, yousenselessבֹּעֲרִ֣יםbo.'a.RimH1197among the peopleבָּעָ֑םba.'AmH5971;And whenמָתַ֥יma.TaiH4970will you understandתַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃tas.Ki.luH7919,stupidH3684onesH3684?

9He whoplantedהֲנֹ֣טַֽעha.No.ta'H5193the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241,does He not hearיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085?He who formedיֹ֥צֵֽרYo.tzerH3335the eyeעַ֝֗יִן'A.yinH5869,does He not seeיַבִּֽיט׃ya.BitH5027?

10He whochastensהֲיֹסֵ֣רha.yo.SerH3256the nationsגּ֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471,will He not rebukeיוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achH3198, Even He whoteachesהַֽמְלַמֵּ֖דham.la.MedH3925manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?

11The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068knowsיֹ֭דֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, That they are a merebreathהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

12Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835is the manהַגֶּ֣בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You chastenתְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּte.yas.se.Re.nuH3256, OLordיָּ֑הּYahH3050, Andwhom You teachתְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃te.lam.me.De.nuH3925out of Your lawוּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥u.mi.to.ra.te.KhaH8451;

13That You may grantH8252himreliefH8252from thedaysמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117of adversityרָ֑עRa'H7451,Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704a pitשָֽׁחַת׃Sha.chatH7845is dugיִכָּרֶ֖הyi.ka.RehH3738for the wickedלָרָשָׁ֣עla.ra.Sha'H7563.

14Forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will not abandonיִטֹּ֣שׁyi.ToshH5203His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,NorH3808will Heforsakeיַעֲזֹֽב׃ya.'a.ZoH5800His inheritanceוְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

15Forjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725be righteousצֶ֭דֶקTze.dekH6664,And allכָּל־kol-H3605the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820will followוְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יוve.'a.cha.RavH310it.

16Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310willstandיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965up for me againstעִם־'im-H5973evildoersמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will takeיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320his standH3320for meagainstעִם־'im-H5973those who doפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466wickednessאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?

17Ifלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068had not beenH1961my helpעֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tahH5833,My soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315would soonכִּמְעַ֓ט׀kim.'AtH4592have dweltשָֽׁכְנָ֖הsha.khe.NahH7931in the abode ofsilenceדוּמָ֣הdu.MahH1745.

18Ifאִם־'im-H518I should sayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272has slippedמָ֣טָהMa.tahH4131,”Your lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617, O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,will holdיִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃yis.'a.De.niH5582me up.

19When my anxiousH8312thoughtsשַׂרְעַפַּ֣יsar.'a.PaiH8312multiplyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me, Yourconsolationsתַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָtan.chu.Mei.khaH8575delightיְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּye.sha.'ash.'UH8173my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

20Can athroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of destructionהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942be alliedהַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָHay.cha.ve.re.khaH2266with You, Onewhich devisesיֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335mischiefעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999by decreeחֹֽק׃ChokH2706?

21TheybandH1481themselves togetherיָ֭גוֹדּוּYa.go.duH1413againstעַל־'al-H5921thelifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662Andcondemnיַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃yar.Shi.'uH7561the innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355to deathוְדָ֖םve.DamH1818.

22But the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has beenוַיְהִ֬יvay.HiH1961mystrongholdלְמִשְׂגָּ֑בle.mis.GavH4869,And my Godוֵ֝אלֹהַ֗יve.lo.HaiH430therockלְצ֣וּרle.TzurH6697of my refugeמַחְסִֽי׃mach.SiH4268.

23He hasbroughtH7725backוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725their wickednessאוֹנָ֗ם'o.NamH205upon them And willdestroyיַצְמִיתֵ֑םyatz.mi.TemH6789them in their evilוּבְרָעָתָ֥םu.ve.ra.'a.TamH7451;The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430willdestroyיַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗םyatz.mi.TemH6789them.

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

Commentaries on Psalms 94