Psalm 94 is the Bible’s boldest appeal to God as Judge - calling on the LORD to rise up against oppressors who assume God neither sees nor cares. This anonymous psalm argues from creation logic: the God who made the ear can hear, and the God who formed the eye can see.

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Lyrics

LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs Shine out, rise up, you judge of the earth

Pay back the proud what they deserve How long will the wicked triumph How long will the wicked triumph

They pour out arrogant words All the evildoers boast They break your people in pieces, LORD And afflict your heritage

They kill the widow and the alien They murder the fatherless They say the LORD will not see Neither will Jacob’s God consider

Consider, you senseless amongst the people You fools, when will you be wise He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear He who formed the eye, won’t he see

He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish He who teaches man knows The LORD knows the thoughts of man That they are futile

Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD And teach out of your law That you may give him rest from the days of adversity

For the LORD won’t reject his people Neither will he forsake his inheritance For judgment will return to righteousness All the upright in heart shall follow it

Who will rise up for me against the wicked Who will stand up for me against the evildoers Unless the LORD had been my help My soul would have soon lived in silence

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Psalms 94 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press