English / ERV
Psalms 94
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1The LORD is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.
- 2You are the judge of the whole earth. Give proud people the punishment they deserve.
- 3LORD, how long will the wicked have their fun? How much longer?
- 4How much longer will those criminals brag about the evil they did?
- 5LORD, they hurt your people and make them suffer.
- 6They kill widows and foreigners living in our country. They murder orphans.
- 7And they say the LORD does not see them doing these evil things! They say the God of Jacob does not know what is happening.
- 8You evil people are foolish. When will you learn your lesson? You are so stupid! You must try to understand.
- 9God made our ears, so surely he can hear what is happening! He made our eyes, so surely he can see you!
- 10The one who disciplines nations will surely correct you. He is the one who teaches us everything.
- 11The LORD knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind.
- 12LORD, great blessings belong to those you discipline, to those you teach from your law.
- 13You help them stay calm when trouble comes. You will help them until the wicked are put in their graves.
- 14The LORD will not leave his people. He will not leave them without help.
- 15Justice will return and bring fairness. And those who want to do right will be there to see it.