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Psalms 94:2
2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Give to the proud a fitting compensation.
Psalms 94:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
- New International Version (NIV)Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
Context of Psalms 94:2
1O Lord God, You to whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]! Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Give to the proud a fitting compensation. 3O Lord, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked rejoice in triumph? 4They pour out words, speaking arrogant things; All who do evil boast proudly.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:2 word by word
הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:2
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.
- Psalms 68:1Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered; Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
- Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.
- Micah 5:9Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off and destroyed.
- Psalms 50:6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”
- John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment [that is, the prerogative of judging] to the Son [placing it entirely into His hands],
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].
- Psalms 31:23O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
- Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your wrath, And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
- Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be degraded And the arrogance of men will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 10:12So when the Lord has completed all His work [of judgment] on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit [the thoughts, the declarations, and the actions] of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the haughtiness of his pride.”
- Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Jeremiah 50:31“Behold, I am against you, [O Babylon, you] arrogant one, [you who are pride and presumption personified],” Says the Lord God of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and faithful and His ways are just, and He is able to humiliate and humble those who walk in [self-centered, self-righteous] pride.”
- Daniel 5:22And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart (mind), even though you knew all this.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Lift up thyself - Exert thy power. Render a reward to the proud - To the Babylonians, who oppress and insult us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Lift up thyself - Be exalted or lifted up so as to be manifest in thy true character. The idea is that God was, as it were, sitting at his ease, or as if he were indifferent to what was occurring in the world. See the notes at Psalm 3:7. Thou Judge of the earth - Ruler of the world; to whom it pertains to exercise judgment over all classes of people, and in all circumstances. The meaning here is, that as he was the Ruler of the whole earth, this matter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2When the Lord's enemies rise against him and his people (Psalm 3:7; 93:3), he must rise and punish the enemy (see 79:12; Isaiah 65:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-2. God's revenge is His judicial infliction of righteous punishment. show thyself--(Compare Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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