94:1 O Lord, the God who avenges!
O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! 2
94:2 Rise up, O judge of the earth!
Pay back the proud!
94:3 O Lord, how long will the wicked,
how long will the wicked celebrate? 3
94:4 They spew out threats 4 and speak defiantly;
all the evildoers boast. 5
94:5 O Lord, they crush your people;
they oppress the nation that belongs to you. 6
1 sn Psalm 94. The psalmist asks God to judge the wicked and affirms his confidence in God’s justice.
2 tn Heb “shine forth” (see Pss 50:2; 80:1).
3 tn Or “exult.”
4 tn Heb “they gush forth [words].”
5 tn The Hitpael of אָמַר (’amar) occurs only here (and perhaps in Isa 61:6).
6 tn Or “your inheritance.”