Psalm 94:12-23 NAS
Blessed is the
man whom You chasten O Lord, and whom You teach out of Your law; that You
may grant him relief from the days of adversity, until a pit is dug for
the wicked. For the Lord will not abandon His people, nor will He
forsake His inheritance, for judgment will again be righteous, and all the
upright in heart will follow it. Who will stand up for me against
evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do
wickedness?
If
the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the
abode of silence. If I should say, "My foot slipped, your loving kindness,
O Lord, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within
me, your consolations delight my soul. Can a throne of destruction
be allied with You, one which devises mischief by decree? They band
themselves together against the life of the righteous and condemn the
innocent to death. But the Lord has been my stronghold, and my God
the rock of my refuge. He has brought back their wickedness upon
them and will destroy them in their evil; the Lord our God will destroy
them.
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