Salmo 94
1Ó Senhor, Deus vingador;
Deus vingador! Intervém!94.1 Hebraico: Resplandece!
2Levanta-te, Juiz da terra;
retribui aos orgulhosos o que merecem.
3Até quando os ímpios, Senhor,
até quando os ímpios exultarão?
4Eles despejam palavras arrogantes;
todos esses malfeitores enchem-se de vanglória.
5Massacram o teu povo, Senhor,
e oprimem a tua herança;
6matam as viúvas e os estrangeiros,
assassinam os órfãos
7e ainda dizem: “O Senhor não nos vê;
o Deus de Jacó nada percebe”.
8Insensatos, procurem entender!
E vocês, tolos, quando se tornarão sábios?
9Será que quem fez o ouvido não ouve?
Será que quem formou o olho não vê?
10Aquele que disciplina as nações os deixará sem castigo?
Não tem sabedoria aquele que dá ao homem o conhecimento?
11O Senhor conhece os pensamentos do homem,
e sabe como são fúteis.
12Como é feliz o homem a quem disciplinas, Senhor,
aquele a quem ensinas a tua lei;
13tranquilo, enfrentará os dias maus,
enquanto, para os ímpios, uma cova se abrirá.
14O Senhor não desamparará o seu povo;
jamais abandonará a sua herança.
15Voltará a haver justiça nos julgamentos,
e todos os retos de coração a seguirão.
16Quem se levantará a meu favor contra os ímpios?
Quem ficará a meu lado contra os malfeitores?
17Não fosse a ajuda do Senhor,
eu já estaria habitando no silêncio.
18Quando eu disse: Os meus pés escorregaram,
o teu amor leal, Senhor, me amparou!
19Quando a ansiedade já me dominava no íntimo,
o teu consolo trouxe alívio à minha alma.
20Poderá um trono corrupto estar em aliança contigo?,
um trono que faz injustiças em nome da lei?
21Eles planejam contra a vida dos justos
e condenam os inocentes à morte.
22Mas o Senhor é a minha torre segura;
o meu Deus é a rocha em que encontro refúgio.
23Deus fará cair sobre eles os seus crimes,
e os destruirá por causa dos seus pecados;
o Senhor, o nosso Deus, os destruirá!
Psalm 94
1The Lord is a God who punishes.
Since you are the one who punishes, come and show your anger.
2Judge of the earth, rise up.
Pay back proud people for what they have done.
3Lord, how long will those who are evil be glad?
How long will they be full of joy?
4Proud words pour out of their mouths.
All those who do evil are always bragging.
5Lord, they crush your people.
They treat badly those who belong to you.
6They kill outsiders. They kill widows.
They murder children whose fathers have died.
7They say, “The Lord doesn’t see what’s happening.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay any attention to it.”
8You who aren’t wise, pay attention.
You foolish people, when will you become wise?
9Does he who made the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
10Does he who corrects nations not punish?
Does he who teaches human beings not know anything?
11The Lord knows what people think.
He knows that their thoughts don’t amount to anything.
12Lord, blessed is the person you correct.
Blessed is the person you teach from your law.
13You give them rest from times of trouble,
until a pit is dug to trap sinners.
14The Lord won’t say no to his people.
He will never desert those who belong to him.
15He will again judge people in keeping with what is right.
All those who have honest hearts will follow the right way.
16Who will rise up for me against sinful people?
Who will stand up for me against those who do evil?
17Suppose the Lord had not helped me.
Then I would soon have been lying quietly in the grave.
18I said, “My foot is slipping.”
But Lord, your faithful love kept me from falling.
19I was very worried.
But your comfort brought me joy.
20Can you have anything to do with rulers who aren’t fair?
Can those who make laws that cause suffering be friends of yours?
21Evil people join together against those who do what is right.
They sentence to death those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.
22But the Lord has become like a fort to me.
My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.
23He will pay them back for their sins.
He will destroy them for their evil acts.
The Lord our God will destroy them.
