Psalm 93-94

English Standard Version

The Lord Reigns

93 ^(A)The Lord reigns; he is ^(B)robed in majesty;
the Lord is ^(C)robed; he has ^(D)put on strength as his belt.
^(E)Yes, the world is established; ^(F)it shall never be moved.
²^(G)Your throne is established from of old;
^(H)you are from everlasting.

³^(I)The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
    the floods have lifted up their voice;
    the floods lift up their roaring.
⁴Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
    mightier than the waves of the sea,
    ^(J)the Lord ^(K)on high is mighty!

⁵Your ^(L)decrees are very trustworthy;
^(M)holiness befits your house,
O Lord, forevermore.

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of ^(N)vengeance,
    O God of vengeance, ^(O)shine forth!
²^(P)Rise up, O ^(Q)judge of the earth;
    repay to the ^(R)proud what they deserve!
³O Lord, ^(S)how long shall the wicked,
    how long shall ^(T)the wicked exult?
⁴They pour out their ^(U)arrogant words;
    all ^(V)the evildoers boast.
⁵They ^(W)crush your people, O Lord,
    and afflict your heritage.
⁶They kill ^(X)the widow and the sojourner,
    and murder ^(Y)the fatherless;
⁷^(Z)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

⁸^(AA)Understand, O dullest of the people!
    Fools, when will you be wise?
⁹^(AB)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
¹⁰He who ^(AC)disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who ^(AD)teaches man knowledge—
¹¹    ^(AE)the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
    that they are ^(AF)but a breath.^[a]

¹²^(AG)Blessed is the man whom you ^(AH)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,
¹³to give him ^(AI)rest from ^(AJ)days of trouble,
    until ^(AK)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴^(AL)For the Lord will not forsake his ^(AM)people;
    he will not abandon his ^(AN)heritage;
¹⁵for ^(AO)justice will return to the righteous,
    and all the upright in heart will ^(AP)follow it.

¹⁶^(AQ)Who rises up for me against the wicked?
    Who stands up for me against evildoers?
¹⁷^(AR)If the Lord had not been my help,
    my soul would soon have lived in the land of ^(AS)silence.
¹⁸When I thought, ^(AT)“My foot slips,”
    your steadfast love, O Lord, ^(AU)held me up.
¹⁹When the cares of my heart are many,
    your consolations cheer my soul.
²⁰Can ^(AV)wicked rulers be allied with you,
    those who frame^[b] injustice by ^(AW)statute?
²¹They ^(AX)band together against the life of the righteous
    and condemn ^(AY)the innocent to death.^[c]
²²But the Lord has become my ^(AZ)stronghold,
    and my God ^(BA)the rock of my ^(BB)refuge.
²³He will bring back on them ^(BC)their iniquity
    and ^(BD)wipe them out for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will wipe them out.