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1 O LORD the God who avenges.
O God who avenges, shine forth.
2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;
pay back to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long will the wicked O LORD,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5 They crush your people, O LORD;
they oppress your inheritance.
6 They slay the widow and the alien;
they murder the fatherless.
7 They say, ‘The LORD does not see;
the God of Jacob takes no heed.’
8 Take heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man;
he knows that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD,
the man you teach from your law;
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13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17 Unless the LORD had given me help,
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’
your love, O LORD, supported me.
19 When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought joy.to my soul
20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you –
one that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 They band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the LORD has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 He will repay them for their sins
and destroy them for their wickedness;
the LORD our God will destroy them.
(NIV)
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Psalm 94: This psalm celebrates God rule over all the earth.
There are times when we listen to the news at what is happening in the world and think ‘what is happening in the world’ and we think that the world is going in the wrong direction, and we need some kind of help from God to bring the world to right again. Gradually things are brought back to where we should be, people start caring for others and the world around us.
The only problem with our world today is that we are out of fellowship with God. We can put this right by helping people see God at work in our world and our lives.
One of the hymns and prayers from St Francis of Assi is
Make me a channel of your peace:
where there’s despair in life let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light,
and where there’s sadness, ever joy.
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