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Psalms 94 (CEV)

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¹ LORD God, you punish the guilty. Show what you are like and punish them now. ² You judge the earth. Come and help us! Pay back those proud people for what they have done. ³ How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad? ⁴ All of those cruel people strut and boast, ⁵ and they crush and wound your chosen nation, LORD. ⁶ They murder widows, foreigners, and orphans. ⁷ Then they say, "The LORD God of Jacob doesn't see or know." ⁸ Can't you fools see? Won't you ever learn? ⁹ God gave us ears and eyes! Can't he hear and see? ¹⁰ God instructs the nations and gives knowledge to us all. Won't he also correct us? ¹¹ The LORD knows how useless our plans really are. ¹² Our LORD, you bless everyone that you instruct and teach by using your Law. ¹³ You give them rest from their troubles, until a pit can be dug for the wicked. ¹⁴ You won't turn your back on your chosen nation. ¹⁵ Justice and fairness will go hand in hand, and all who do right will follow along. ¹⁶ Who will stand up for me against those cruel people? ¹⁷ If you had not helped me, LORD, I would soon have gone to the land of silence. ¹⁸ When I felt my feet slipping, you came with your love and kept me steady. ¹⁹ And when I was burdened with worries, you comforted me and made me feel secure. ²⁰ But you are opposed to dishonest lawmakers ²¹ who gang up to murder innocent victims. ²² You, LORD God, are my fortress, that mighty rock where I am safe. ²³ You will pay back my enemies, and you will wipe them out for the evil they did.