Psalms 94

el-neqamot Adonai el neqamot hofia

God of retribution, ETERNAL One, God of retribution, appear!

hinnase shofet ha'arets hashev gemul al-ge'im

Rise up, judge of the earth, give the arrogant their deserts!

ad-matay resha'im Adonai ad-matay resha'im ya'alozu

How long shall the wicked, O ETERNAL One, how long shall the wicked exult,

yabbi'u yedabberu ataq yitammeru kol-po'ale aven

shall they utter insolent speech, shall all evildoers vaunt themselves?

ammekha Adonai yedakke'u venakhalatekha ye'annu

They crush Your people, O ETERNAL One, they afflict Your very own;

almanah veger yaharogu vitomim yeratsekhu

they kill the widow and the stranger; they murder the fatherless,

vayyomeru lo yireh-yyah velo-yavin elohe ya'aqov

thinking, “Yah does not see it, the God of Jacob does not pay heed.”

binu bo'arim ba'am ukhesilim matay taskilu

Take heed, you most brutish people; fools, when will you get wisdom?

hanota ozen halo yishma im-yotser ayin halo yabbit

Shall the One who implants the ear not hear, the One who forms the eye not see?

hayoser goyim halo yokhiakh hamelammed adam da'at

Shall the One who disciplines nations not punish, the One who instructs humankind in knowledge?

Adonai yodea makhshevot adam ki-hemmah havel

GOD knows human designs to be futile.

ashre haggever asher-teyasserennu yah umittoratekha telammedennu

Happy are those whom You discipline, O Yah, whom You instruct in Your teaching,

lehashqit lo mime ra ad yikkareh larasha shakhat

whom You give tranquility in times of misfortune, until a pit be dug for the wicked.

ki lo-yittosh Adonai ammo venakhalato lo ya'azov

For GOD will not forsake this people; God’s very own will not be abandoned.

ki-ad-tsedeq yashuv mishpat ve'akharayw kol-yishre-lev

Judgment shall again accord with justice and all the upright shall rally to it.

mi-yaqum li im-mere'im mi-yityatsev li im-po'ale aven

Who will take my part against evildoers? Who will stand up for me against wrongdoers?

lule Adonai ezratah li kimat shakhenah dumah nafshi

Were not GOD my help, I should soon dwell in silence.

im-amarti matah ragli khasdekha Adonai yisadeni

When I think my foot has given way, Your faithfulness, O ETERNAL One, supports me.

berov sarappay beqirbi tankhumekha yesha'ashu nafshi

When I am filled with cares, Your assurance soothes my soul.

hayekhovrekha kisse havvot yotser amal ale-khoq

Shall the seat of injustice be Your partner, that frames mischief by statute?

yagoddu al-nefesh tsaddiq vedam naqi yarshi'u

They band together to do away with the righteous; they condemn the innocent to death.

vayehi Adonai li lemisgav velohay letsur makhsi

But GOD is my haven; my God is my sheltering rock.

vayyashev alehem et-onam uvera'atam yatsmitem yatsmitem Adonai elohenu

Their evil will be made to recoil upon them, through their own wickedness they will be annihilated; the ETERNAL our God will annihilate them.