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The psalm asks God to avenge arrogant oppressors who crush the vulnerable, rebukes fools who think God cannot see, values divine correction, and trusts God as defense against wicked rulers.
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Psalms 94
The psalm asks God to avenge arrogant oppressors who crush the vulnerable, rebukes fools who think God cannot see, values divine correction, and trusts God as defense against wicked rulers.
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1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to…2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a…3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the…4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and…5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict…6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the…7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall…8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when…9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he…10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he…11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are…12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and…13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of…14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither…15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright…16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or…17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had…18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD,…19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts…20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which…21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,…22But the LORD is my defence; and my God is…23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and…