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Tehillim Chapter 94

Author:
King David
23 verses
Book Four
Reading time:
1 min
Day 19 of monthly cycle

Chapter 94 of Tehillim belongs to Book Four (chapters 90 through 106), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 23 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).

  1. אֵל־נְקָמ֥וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמ֣וֹת הוֹפִֽיַע׃
  2. הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃
  3. עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃
  4. יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
  5. עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃
  6. אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
  7. וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
  8. בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃
  9. הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃
  10. הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃
  11. יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃
  12. אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃
  13. לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃
  14. כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃
  15. כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
  16. מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
  17. לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
  18. אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃
  19. בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
  20. הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃
  21. יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃
  22. וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃
  23. וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

English translation (JPS 1917)

  1. O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
  2. Lift up Thyself, Thou Judge of the earth; Render to the proud their recompense.
  3. LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?
  4. They gush out, they speak arrogancy; All the workers of iniquity bear themselves loftily.
  5. They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.
  6. They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
  7. And they say: 'The LORD will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
  8. Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye understand?
  9. He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
  10. He that instructeth nations, shall not He correct? Even He that teacheth man knowledge?
  11. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
  12. Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, And teachest out of Thy law;
  13. That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
  14. For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
  15. For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
  16. Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
  17. Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
  18. If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
  19. When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.
  20. Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
  21. They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
  22. But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
  23. And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.

Tehillim Chapter 94: questions and answers

Who wrote Tehillim chapter 94?

According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 94 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.

How many verses does Psalm 94 have?

Psalm 94 contains 23 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.

Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 94 in?

Chapter 94 belongs to Book Four (chapters 90 through 106). Parallel to Numbers of the Torah's five books.

When is Psalm 94 read in the 30-day cycle?

Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 94 is read on day 19.

Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 94 pointed (with nikud)?

Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).

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