94:7 Then they say, “The Lord does not see this;
the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 1
94:8 Take notice of this, 2 you ignorant people! 3
You fools, when will you ever understand?
94:9 Does the one who makes the human ear not hear?
Does the one who forms the human eye not see? 4
94:10 Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish?
He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings!
94:11 The Lord knows that
peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt. 5
94:12 How blessed is the one 6 whom you instruct, O Lord,
the one whom you teach from your law,
94:13 in order to protect him from times of trouble, 7
until the wicked are destroyed. 8
94:14 Certainly 9 the Lord does not forsake his people;
he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him. 10
94:15 For justice will prevail, 11
and all the morally upright 12 will be vindicated. 13
94:16 Who will rise up to defend me 14 against the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? 15
94:17 If the Lord had not helped me,
I would have laid down in the silence of death. 16
94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.
94:19 When worries threaten to overwhelm me, 17
your soothing touch makes me happy. 18
94:20 Cruel rulers 19 are not your allies,
those who make oppressive laws. 20
94:21 They conspire against 21 the blameless, 22
and condemn to death the innocent. 23
94:22 But the Lord will protect me, 24
and my God will shelter me. 25
94:23 He will pay them back for their sin. 26
He will destroy them because of 27 their evil;
the Lord our God will destroy them.