The Majesty of the Lord.

93 (A)The Lord [a]reigns, He is (B)clothed with majesty;
The Lord has (C)clothed and encircled Himself with strength.
Indeed, the (D)world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
Your (E)throne is established from of old;
You (F)are from eternity.

The (G)floods have lifted up, Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.
More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord (H)on high is mighty.
Your (I)testimonies are fully confirmed;
(J)Holiness is pleasing to Your house,
Lord, [b]forevermore.

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of [c](K)vengeance,
God of [d]vengeance, [e](L)shine forth!
(M)Rise up, (N)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution (O)to the proud.
How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the (P)wicked triumph?
They pour out words, they (Q)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice (R)boast.
They (S)crush Your people, Lord,
And (T)afflict Your inheritance.
They (U)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
(V)They have said, “[f]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

Pay attention, you (W)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, (X)foolish ones?
He who (Y)planted the ear, [g]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, [h]does He not see?
10 He who [i](Z)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who (AA)teaches mankind knowledge?
11 The Lord (AB)knows human thoughts,
[j]That they are mere breath.

12 Blessed is the man whom (AC)You discipline, [k]Lord,
And (AD)whom You teach from Your Law,
13 So that You may grant him (AE)relief from the (AF)days of adversity,
Until (AG)a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For (AH)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He (AI)abandon His inheritance.
15 For [l](AJ)judgment [m]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart [n]will follow it.
16 Who will (AK)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me (AL)against those who do injustice?

17 If (AM)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
18 If I should say, “(AN)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
19 When my anxious thoughts [o]multiply within me,
Your (AO)comfort delights my soul.
20 Can a [p](AP)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (AQ)which devises [q]mischief by decree?
21 They (AR)band themselves together against the [r]life of the righteous
And (AS)condemn [s]the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my (AT)refuge,
And my God the (AU)rock of my refuge.
23 He has (AV)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will [t](AW)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will [u]destroy them.

Praise to the Lord and Warning against Unbelief.

95 Come, let’s (AX)sing for joy to the Lord,
Let’s shout joyfully to (AY)the rock of our salvation.
Let’s (AZ)come before His presence (BA)with a song of thanksgiving,
Let’s shout joyfully to Him (BB)in songs with instruments.
For the Lord is a (BC)great God
And a great King (BD)above all gods,
In whose hand are the (BE)depths of the earth,
The peaks of the mountains are also His.
[v]The sea is His, for it was He (BF)who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.

Come, let’s (BG)worship and bow down,
Let’s (BH)kneel before the Lord our (BI)Maker.
For He is our God,
And (BJ)we are the people of His [w](BK)pasture and the sheep of His hand.
(BL)Today, [x]if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as at [y](BM)Meribah,
As on the day of [z](BN)Massah in the wilderness,
“When your fathers (BO)put Me to the test,
They tested Me, though they had seen My work.
10 For (BP)forty years I was disgusted with that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.
11 Therefore I (BQ)swore in My anger,
They certainly shall not enter My (BR)rest.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 93:1 Or has assumed kingship
  2. Psalm 93:5 Lit for length of days
  3. Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
  4. Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
  5. Psalm 94:1 Or has shone forth
  6. Psalm 94:7 Heb Yah
  7. Psalm 94:9 Or can
  8. Psalm 94:9 Or can
  9. Psalm 94:10 Or instructs
  10. Psalm 94:11 Or For
  11. Psalm 94:12 Heb Yah
  12. Psalm 94:15 I.e., administration of justice
  13. Psalm 94:15 Lit will return to righteousness
  14. Psalm 94:15 Lit will be after it
  15. Psalm 94:19 Or are many
  16. Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
  17. Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune
  18. Psalm 94:21 Or soul
  19. Psalm 94:21 Lit innocent blood
  20. Psalm 94:23 Or silence
  21. Psalm 94:23 Or silence
  22. Psalm 95:5 Lit Who has the sea
  23. Psalm 95:7 Lit pasturing
  24. Psalm 95:7 Or O that you would obey
  25. Psalm 95:8 Or place of strife
  26. Psalm 95:8 Or temptation

Psalm 93

The Lord reigns,(A) he is robed in majesty;(B)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(C)
    indeed, the world is established,(D) firm and secure.(E)
Your throne was established(F) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.(G)

The seas(H) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(I)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(J)
Mightier than the thunder(K) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(L) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(M)

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(N) adorns your house(O)
    for endless days.

Psalm 94

The Lord is a God who avenges.(P)
    O God who avenges, shine forth.(Q)
Rise up,(R) Judge(S) of the earth;
    pay back(T) to the proud what they deserve.
How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(U)

They pour out arrogant(V) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(W)
They crush your people,(X) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.(Y)
They slay the widow(Z) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.(AA)
They say, “The Lord does not see;(AB)
    the God of Jacob(AC) takes no notice.”

Take notice, you senseless ones(AD) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?(AE)
10 Does he who disciplines(AF) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches(AG) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(AH)
    he knows that they are futile.(AI)

12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(AJ) Lord,
    the one you teach(AK) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(AL)
    till a pit(AM) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(AN)
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(AO)
    and all the upright in heart(AP) will follow it.

16 Who will rise up(AQ) for me against the wicked?
    Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(AR)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(AS)
    I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(AT)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(AU)
    your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(AV) was great within me,
    your consolation(AW) brought me joy.

20 Can a corrupt throne(AX) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(AY)
21 The wicked band together(AZ) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent(BA) to death.(BB)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock(BC) in whom I take refuge.(BD)
23 He will repay(BE) them for their sins
    and destroy(BF) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

Psalm 95

Come,(BG) let us sing for joy(BH) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(BI) to the Rock(BJ) of our salvation.
Let us come before him(BK) with thanksgiving(BL)
    and extol him with music(BM) and song.

For the Lord is the great God,(BN)
    the great King(BO) above all gods.(BP)
In his hand are the depths of the earth,(BQ)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.(BR)

Come, let us bow down(BS) in worship,(BT)
    let us kneel(BU) before the Lord our Maker;(BV)
for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,(BW)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts(BX) as you did at Meribah,[a](BY)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(BZ)
where your ancestors tested(CA) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(CB) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(CC)
    and they have not known my ways.’(CD)
11 So I declared on oath(CE) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(CF)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.