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Psalms
94
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1
O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
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Psalms
94
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2
Arise, O judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.
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Psalms
94
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3
How long, O LORD? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
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Psalms
94
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4
How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?
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Psalms
94
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5
They crush your people, LORD, hurting those you claim as your own.
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Psalms
94
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6
They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.
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Psalms
94
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7
"The LORD isn't looking," they say, "and besides, the God of Israel doesn't care."
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Psalms
94
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8
Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
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Psalms
94
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9
Is he deaf--the one who made your ears? Is he blind--the one who formed your eyes?
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Psalms
94
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10
He punishes the nations--won't he also punish you? He knows everything--doesn't he also know what you are doing?
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Psalms
94
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11
The LORD knows people's thoughts; he knows they are worthless!
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Psalms
94
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12
Joyful are those you discipline, LORD, those you teach with your instructions.
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Psalms
94
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13
You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
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Psalms
94
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14
The LORD will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.
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Psalms
94
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15
Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
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Psalms
94
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16
Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
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Psalms
94
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17
Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
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Psalms
94
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18
I cried out, "I am slipping!" but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me.
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Psalms
94
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19
When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
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Psalms
94
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20
Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
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Psalms
94
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21
They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
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Psalms
94
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22
But the LORD is my fortress; my God is the mighty rock where I hide.
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Psalms
94
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23
God will turn the sins of evil people back on them. He will destroy them for their sins. The LORD our God will destroy them.