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Psalm 94
New International Version

### Psalm 94

1 The Lord is a God who avenges.(A)
O God who avenges, shine forth.(B)
2 Rise up,(C) Judge(D) of the earth;
pay back(E) to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?(F)

4 They pour out arrogant(G) words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.(H)
5 They crush your people,(I) Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.(J)
6 They slay the widow(K) and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.(L)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;(M)
the God of Jacob(N) takes no notice.”

8 Take notice, you senseless ones(O) among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?(P)
10 Does he who disciplines(Q) nations not punish?
Does he who teaches(R) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(S)
he knows that they are futile.(T)

12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(U) Lord,
the one you teach(V) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(W)
till a pit(X) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(Y)
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(Z)
and all the upright in heart(AA) will follow it.

16 Who will rise up(AB) for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(AC)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(AD)
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(AE)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(AF)”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(AG) was great within me,
your consolation(AH) brought me joy.

20 Can a corrupt throne(AI) be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(AJ)
21 The wicked band together(AK) against the righteous
and condemn the innocent(AL) to death.(AM)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock(AN) in whom I take refuge.(AO)
23 He will repay(AP) them for their sins
and destroy(AQ) them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 94:1 : S Ge 4:24; Ro 12:19
2. Psalm 94:1 : S Dt 33:2; Ps 80:1
3. Psalm 94:2 : S Nu 10:35
4. Psalm 94:2 : S Ge 18:25; Heb 12:23; S Jas 5:9
5. Psalm 94:2 : S Ps 31:23
6. Psalm 94:3 : Ps 13:2
7. Psalm 94:4 : Jer 43:2
8. Psalm 94:4 : S Ps 52:1
9. Psalm 94:5 : Ps 44:2; 74:8; Isa 3:15; Jer 8:21
10. Psalm 94:5 : Ps 28:9
11. Psalm 94:6 : S Dt 10:18; S Isa 1:17
12. Psalm 94:6 : Dt 24:19
13. Psalm 94:7 : S Job 22:14
14. Psalm 94:7 : S Ge 24:12
15. Psalm 94:8 : S Dt 32:6; S Ps 73:22
16. Psalm 94:9 : Ex 4:11; Pr 20:12
17. Psalm 94:10 : S Ps 39:11
18. Psalm 94:10 : S Ex 35:34; Job 35:11; Isa 28:26
19. Psalm 94:11 : Ps 139:2; Pr 15:26; S Mt 9:4
20. Psalm 94:11 : 1Co 3:20*
21. Psalm 94:12 : S Job 5:17; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5
22. Psalm 94:12 : S Dt 8:3; S 1Sa 12:23
23. Psalm 94:13 : S Ps 86:7
24. Psalm 94:13 : S Ps 7:15; S 55:23
25. Psalm 94:14 : S Dt 31:6; Ps 37:28; Ro 11:2
26. Psalm 94:15 : Ps 97:2
27. Psalm 94:15 : Ps 7:10; 11:2; S 36:10
28. Psalm 94:16 : Nu 10:35; Ps 17:13; Isa 14:22
29. Psalm 94:16 : S Ps 59:2
30. Psalm 94:17 : Ps 124:2
31. Psalm 94:17 : S Ps 31:17
32. Psalm 94:18 : S Dt 32:35; S Job 12:5
33. Psalm 94:19 : Ecc 11:10
34. Psalm 94:19 : S Job 6:10
35. Psalm 94:20 : Jer 22:30; 36:30
36. Psalm 94:20 : S Ps 58:2
37. Psalm 94:21 : S Ps 56:6
38. Psalm 94:21 : Ps 106:38; Pr 17:15, 26; 28:21; Isa 5:20, 23; Mt 27:4
39. Psalm 94:21 : S Ge 18:23
40. Psalm 94:22 : S Ps 61:2
41. Psalm 94:22 : S 2Sa 22:3; S Ps 18:2
42. Psalm 94:23 : S Ex 32:34; S Ps 54:5
43. Psalm 94:23 : Ps 9:5; 37:38; 145:20

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