Psalm 93-94

New American Standard Bible

The Majesty of the Lord.

93 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, He is ^(B)clothed with majesty;
The Lord has ^(C)clothed and encircled Himself with strength.
Indeed, the ^(D)world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
²Your ^(E)throne is established from of old;
You ^(F)are from eternity.

³The ^(G)floods have lifted up, Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.
⁴More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord ^(H)on high is mighty.
⁵Your ^(I)testimonies are fully confirmed;
^(J)Holiness is pleasing to Your house,
Lord, ^[b]forevermore.

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of ^[c]^(K)vengeance,
God of ^[d]vengeance, ^[e]^(L)shine forth!
²^(M)Rise up, ^(N)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution ^(O)to the proud.
³How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the ^(P)wicked triumph?
⁴They pour out words, they ^(Q)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice ^(R)boast.
⁵They ^(S)crush Your people, Lord,
And ^(T)afflict Your inheritance.
⁶They ^(U)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
⁷^(V)They have said, “^[f]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

⁸Pay attention, you ^(W)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, ^(X)foolish ones?
⁹He who ^(Y)planted the ear, ^[g]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, ^[h]does He not see?
¹⁰He who ^[i]^(Z)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who ^(AA)teaches mankind knowledge?
¹¹The Lord ^(AB)knows human thoughts,
^[j]That they are mere breath.

¹²Blessed is the man whom ^(AC)You discipline, ^[k]Lord,
And ^(AD)whom You teach from Your Law,
¹³So that You may grant him ^(AE)relief from the ^(AF)days of adversity,
Until ^(AG)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For ^(AH)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^(AI)abandon His inheritance.
¹⁵For ^[l]^(AJ)judgment ^[m]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart ^[n]will follow it.
¹⁶Who will ^(AK)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^(AL)against those who do injustice?

¹⁷If ^(AM)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
¹⁸If I should say, “^(AN)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
¹⁹When my anxious thoughts ^[o]multiply within me,
Your ^(AO)comfort delights my soul.
²⁰Can a ^[p]^(AP)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One ^(AQ)which devises ^[q]mischief by decree?
²¹They ^(AR)band themselves together against the ^[r]life of the righteous
And ^(AS)condemn ^[s]the innocent to death.
²²But the Lord has been my ^(AT)refuge,
And my God the ^(AU)rock of my refuge.
²³He has ^(AV)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will ^[t]^(AW)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^[u]destroy them.