<h3>The Lord Will Not Forsake His People</h3>94 <poetry>O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, God of vengeance, <indent>O God of vengeance, shine forth!</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry> Rise up, O judge of the earth; <indent>repay to the proud what they deserve!</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, how long shall the wicked, <indent>how long shall the wicked exult?</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>They pour out their arrogant words; <indent>all the evildoers boast.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>They crush your people, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>and afflict your heritage.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>They kill the widow and the sojourner, <indent>and murder the fatherless;</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry> and they say, “The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> does not see; <indent>the God of Jacob does not perceive.”</indent></poetry> 8 <poetry> Understand, O dullest of the people! <indent>Fools, when will you be wise?</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry> He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? </poetry> 10 <poetry>He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— </poetry> 11 <poetry>     the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>—knows the thoughts of man,</indent> <indent>that they are but a breath. </indent></poetry> 12 <poetry> Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>and whom you teach out of your law,</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>to give him rest from days of trouble, <indent>until a pit is dug for the wicked.</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry> For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will not forsake his people; <indent>he will not abandon his heritage;</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>for justice will return to the righteous, <indent>and all the upright in heart will follow it.</indent></poetry> 16 <poetry> Who rises up for me against the wicked? <indent>Who stands up for me against evildoers?</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry> If the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> had not been my help, <indent>my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.</indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>When I thought, “My foot slips,” <indent>your steadfast love, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, held me up.</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>When the cares of my heart are many, <indent>your consolations cheer my soul.</indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>Can wicked rulers be allied with you, <indent>those who frame injustice by statute?</indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>They band together against the life of the righteous <indent>and condemn the innocent to death. </indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>But the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has become my stronghold, <indent>and my God the rock of my refuge.</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>He will bring back on them their iniquity <indent>and wipe them out for their wickedness;</indent> <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God will wipe them out.</indent></poetry>

Psalm 94:1

O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, God of <cr>1</cr>vengeance, <indent>O God of vengeance, <cr>2</cr>shine forth!</indent>

<cr>1</cr>Rise up, O <cr>2</cr>judge of the earth; <indent>repay to the <cr>3</cr>proud what they deserve!</indent>

Psalm 94:2

O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <cr>1</cr>how long shall the wicked, <indent>how long shall <cr>2</cr>the wicked exult?</indent>

Psalm 94:3

They pour out their <cr>1</cr>arrogant words; <indent>all <cr>2</cr>the evildoers boast.</indent>

Psalm 94:4

They <cr>1</cr>crush your people, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>and afflict your heritage.</indent>

Psalm 94:5

They kill <cr>1</cr>the widow and the sojourner, <indent>and murder <cr>2</cr>the fatherless;</indent>

Psalm 94:6

<cr>1</cr>and they say, “The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> does not see; <indent>the God of Jacob does not perceive.”</indent><pb/>

Psalm 94:7

<cr>1</cr>Understand, O dullest of the people! <indent>Fools, when will you be wise?</indent>

Psalm 94:8

<cr>1</cr>He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?

Psalm 94:9

He who <cr>1</cr>disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who <cr>2</cr>teaches man knowledge—

Psalm 94:10

<cr>1</cr>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>—knows the thoughts of man,</indent> <indent>that they are <cr>2</cr>but a breath.<ft>1</ft></indent><pb/>

Psalm 94:11

<cr>1</cr>Blessed is the man whom you <cr>2</cr>discipline, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>and whom you teach out of your law,</indent>

Psalm 94:12

to give him <cr>1</cr>rest from <cr>2</cr>days of trouble, <indent>until <cr>3</cr>a pit is dug for the wicked.</indent>

Psalm 94:13

<cr>1</cr>For the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> will not forsake his <cr>2</cr>people; <indent>he will not abandon his <cr>3</cr>heritage;</indent>

Psalm 94:14

for <cr>1</cr>justice will return to the righteous, <indent>and all the upright in heart will <cr>2</cr>follow it.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 94:15

<cr>1</cr>Who rises up for me against the wicked? <indent>Who stands up for me against evildoers?</indent>

Psalm 94:16

<cr>1</cr>If the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> had not been my help, <indent>my soul would soon have lived in the land of <cr>2</cr>silence.</indent>

Psalm 94:17

When I thought, <cr>1</cr>“My foot slips,” <indent>your steadfast love, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <cr>2</cr>held me up.</indent>

Psalm 94:18

When the cares of my heart are many, <indent>your consolations cheer my soul.</indent>

Psalm 94:19

Can <cr>1</cr>wicked rulers be allied with you, <indent>those who frame<ft>1</ft> injustice by <cr>2</cr>statute?</indent>

Psalm 94:20

They <cr>1</cr>band together against the life of the righteous <indent>and condemn <cr>2</cr>the innocent to death.<ft>1</ft></indent>

Psalm 94:21

But the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has become my <cr>1</cr>stronghold, <indent>and my God <cr>2</cr>the rock of my <cr>3</cr>refuge.</indent>

Psalm 94:22

He will bring back on them <cr>1</cr>their iniquity <indent>and <cr>2</cr>wipe them out for their wickedness;</indent> <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> our God will wipe them out.</indent>

Psalm 94:23

 1 O Lord, God of  vengeance, O God of vengeance,  shine forth!  2  Rise up, O  judge of the earth; repay to the  proud what they deserve!  3 O Lord,  how long shall the wicked, how long shall  the wicked exult?  4 They pour out their  arrogant words; all  the evildoers boast.  5 They  crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.  6 They kill  the widow and the sojourner, and murder  the fatherless;  7  and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”  8  Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?  9  He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?  10 He who  disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who  teaches man knowledge—  11      the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are  but a breath.   12  Blessed is the man whom you  discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,  13 to give him  rest from  days of trouble, until  a pit is dug for the wicked.  14  For the Lord will not forsake his  people; he will not abandon his  heritage;  15 for  justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will  follow it.  16  Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?  17  If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of  silence.  18 When I thought,  “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord,  held me up.  19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.  20 Can  wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame  injustice by  statute?  21 They  band together against the life of the righteous and condemn  the innocent to death.   22 But the Lord has become my  stronghold, and my God  the rock of my  refuge.  23 He will bring back on them  their iniquity and  wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

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