Psalm 94, Part 2

Harden'd by long impunity,
All pity they discard;
The Lord, say they, shall never see,
H or Jacob's God regard.
Yet understand, ye brutish souls,
Who dare your God despise.
When, O ye mad presumptuous fools,
O when will ye be wise?

Who planted the attentive ear,
And form'd the seeing eye.
Shall He forget to see and hear,
Shall God your sins pass by?
He breaks the heathen with His rod,
Shall He not punish you?
Or knows not the omniscient God
What all His creatures do?

He only hath the nations taught,
He knows what is in man.
The Lord discerns their every thought.
And sees that all are vain.
Happy the man that Thou, O Lord,
In mercy dost chastise,
And makest him by Thy written word
Unto salvation wise.

Wise to believe in time of need,
And quietly attend,
Till God on their oppressor's head
Doth all His judgments send.
For never will the Lord forsake
His own inheritance,
Or cast them off, who humbly make
His mercy their defence.

The Lord again shall take our part,
And clear our righteousness,
Whilst all the men of upright heart
His just award shall bless.
But who of all the gods below
Will rise to do me right,
Or interpose to break the blow
Of wicked lawless might?

Had not the Lord in danger's hour
Supplied His ready aid,
My soul beneath the murderer's power
Had sunk among the dead.
But when I said " My foot hath slipp'd,"
Thy mercy held me up.
Thy power unto salvation kept,
And gave me back my hope.

to Thou didst my drooping spirit cheer.
By desperate grief oppress' d,
Kindly in my behalf appear,
And take me into rest:
A rest to cruel men unknown,
Who would Thy flock devour.
And proudly sit upon the throne
Of persecuting power.

No fellowship have they with Thee,
The sons of lawless might,
AVlio 'stablish wrong by a decree,
And pass it into right.
Against the souls of righteous men
They rise with fierce intent.
With mockery of law arraign
And doom the innocent.

But Jesus is my God, the Lord
My rock and refuge is,
He shall their wickedness reward,
And all our foes oppress.
Their sins on their own head shall fall
Who will not be forgiven,
The Lord our God shall slay them all,
And save us up to heaven.