Psalm 94. Deus ultionum.

1. O Lord God of vengeance, *
   O God of vengeance, show yourself.
2. Rise up, O Judge of the world; *
   give the arrogant their just desserts.
3. How long shall the wicked, O Lord, *
   how long shall the wicked triumph?
4. They bluster in their insolence; *
   all evildoers are full of boasting.
5. They crush your people, O Lord, *
   and afflict your chosen nation.
6. They murder the widow and the stranger *
   and put the orphans to death.
7. Yet they say, "The Lord does not see, *
   the God of Jacob takes no notice."
8. Consider well, you dullards among the people; *
   when will you fools understand?
9. He that planted the ear, does he not hear? *
   he that formed the eye, does he not see?
10. He who admonishes the nations, will he not punish? *
    he who teaches all the world, has he no knowledge?
11. The Lord knows our human thoughts; *
    how like a puff of wind they are.
12. Happy are they whom you instruct, O Lord! *
    whom you teach out of your law;
13. To give them rest in evil days, *
    until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14. For the Lord will not abandon his people, *
    nor will he forsake his own.
15. For judgment will again be just, *
    and all the true of heart will follow it.
16. Who rose up for me against the wicked? *
    who took my part against the evildoers?
17. If the Lord had not come to my help, *
    I should soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18. As often as I said, "My foot has slipped," *
    your love, O Lord, upheld me.
19. When many cares fill my mind, *
    your consolations cheer my soul.
20. Can a corrupt tribunal have any part with you, *
    one which frames evil into law?
21. They conspire against the life of the just *
    and condemn the innocent to death.
22. But the Lord has become my stronghold, *
    and my God the rock of my trust.
23. He will turn their wickedness back upon them and destroy them in their own malice; *
    the Lord our God will destroy them.