94:1

אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִיַע׃

O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

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94:2

הִנָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵט הָאָרֶץ הָשֵׁב גְּמוּל עַל־גֵּאִים׃

Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense.

94:3

עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹזוּ׃

LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?

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94:4

יַבִּיעוּ יְדַבְּרוּ עָתָק יִתְאַמְּרוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃

They gush out, they speak arrogancy; All the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.

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94:5

עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּוּ׃

They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.

94:6

אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּחוּ׃

They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.

94:7

וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא יִרְאֶה־יָּהּ וְלֹא־יָבִין אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃

And they say: 'The LORD will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'

94:8

בִּינוּ בֹּעֲרִים בָּעָם וּכְסִילִים מָתַי תַּשְׂכִּילוּ׃

Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand?

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94:9

הֲנֹטַע אֹזֶן הֲלֹא יִשְׁמָע אִם־יֹצֵר עַיִן הֲלֹא יַבִּיט׃

He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?

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94:10

הֲיֹסֵר גּוֹיִם הֲלֹא יוֹכִיחַ הַמְלַמֵּד אָדָם דָּעַת׃

He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? Even He that teacheth man knowledge?

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94:11

יְהוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָבֶל׃

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

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94:12

אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶנּוּ יָּהּ וּמִתּוֹרָתְךָ תְלַמְּדֶנּוּ׃

Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, And teachest out of Thy law;

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94:13

לְהַשְׁקִיט לוֹ מִימֵי רָע עַד יִכָּרֶה לָרָשָׁע שָׁחַת׃

That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

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94:14

כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹב׃

For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.

94:15

כִּי־עַד־צֶדֶק יָשׁוּב מִשְׁפָּט וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃

For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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94:16

מִי־יָקוּם לִי עִם־מְרֵעִים מִי־יִתְיַצֵּב לִי עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃

Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

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94:17

לוּלֵי יְהוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִׁי׃

Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

94:18

אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵנִי׃

If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.

94:19

בְּרֹב שַׂרְעַפַּי בְּקִרְבִּי תַּנְחוּמֶיךָ יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ נַפְשִׁי׃

When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

94:20

הַיְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּא הַוּוֹת יֹצֵר עָמָל עֲלֵי־חֹק׃

Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

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94:21

יָגוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶפֶשׁ צַדִּיק וְדָם נָקִי יַרְשִׁיעוּ׃

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.

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94:22

וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִי׃

But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.

94:23

וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃

And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.

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