Psalm 94

International Children’s Bible

⁴ They are full of proud words.
    Those who do evil brag about what they have done.
⁵ Lord, they crush your people.
    They make your children suffer.
⁶ They kill widows and foreigners.
    They murder orphans.
⁷ They say, “The Lord doesn’t see.
    The God of Jacob doesn’t notice.”

⁸ You stupid ones among the people, pay attention.
    You fools, when will you understand?
⁹ Can’t the creator of ears hear?
    Can’t the maker of eyes see?
¹⁰ Won’t the one who corrects nations punish you?
    Doesn’t the teacher of men know everything?
¹¹ The Lord knows what people think.
    He knows they are just a puff of wind.

¹² Lord, those you correct are happy.
    You give them your teachings.
¹³ You give them rest from times of trouble
    until a grave is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴ The Lord won’t leave his people.
    He will not give up his children.
¹⁵ Judgment will again be fair.
    And all who are honest will follow it.

¹⁶ Who will help me fight against the wicked?
    Who will stand with me against those who do evil?
¹⁷ If the Lord had not helped me,
    I would have died soon.
¹⁸ I said, “I am about to be overwhelmed.”
    But, Lord, your love kept me safe.
¹⁹ I was very worried.
    But you comforted me and made me happy.

²⁰ Crooked leaders cannot be your friends.
    They use the law to cause suffering.
²¹ They join forces against people who do right.
    They sentence to death the innocent.
²² But the Lord protects me like a strong, walled city.
    My God is the rock of my protection.
²³ God will pay them back for their sins.
    He will destroy them for their evil.
    The Lord our God will destroy them.