Psalm 93 — The Holy Bible

A psalm by David; for the fourth day of the week.

The Lord is the God of vengeance;

The God of vengeance declares Himself boldly.

Be exalted, O You who judge the earth;

Render the arrogant their reward.

How long will sinners, O Lord,

How long will sinners boast,

How long will they utter and speak wrongdoing,

How long will all who work lawlessness speak?

They humbled Your people, O Lord,

And they maltreated Your inheritance;

They killed the widow and the resident alien,

And they murdered the orphans,

And said, “The Lord will not see;

Nor will the God of Jacob understand.”

Now understand, all you without discernment among the people,

And all you fools, at length be discerning.

He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?

Or He who formed the eye, shall He not see?

He who chastises the nations, shall He not reprove them,

He who teaches man knowledge?

The Lord knows the thoughts of men are vain.

Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord,

And whom You teach from Your law,

So You may give him rest from evil days,

Until a pit is dug for the sinner.

For the Lord will not reject His people,

And He will not forsake His inheritance

Until righteousness returns to judgment,

And all the upright in heart possess it.

(Pause)

Who will rise up for me against evildoers,

Or who will side with me against the workers of lawlessness?

If the Lord had not helped me,

My soul would have almost sojourned in Hades.

If I said, “My foot slipped,”

Your mercy, O Lord, helped me.

O Lord, according to the abundance of grief in my heart,

Your encouragements consoled my soul.

Shall a throne of lawlessness be present with You,

A throne that frames trouble by an ordinance?

They shall hunt for the soul of a righteous man

And shall condemn innocent blood.

And the Lord has become a place of refuge for me,

And my God, the helper of my hope;

And repay their lawlessness to them,

And according to their wickedness,

The Lord our God shall destroy them.