Psalms 94:15

Psalms 94:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
• New International Version (NIV)Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.

Context of Psalms 94:15

13to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage. Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity? 17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

Psalms 94:15 word by word

כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Surelyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Surelyעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• judgmentצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• will againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• be righteousמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• will follow itאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Psalms 94:15

• Psalms 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
• Psalms 7:8The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
• Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
• Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
• Psalms 125:3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
• Job 35:14How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
• Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
• Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
• 2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
• Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
• Psalms 125:4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
• Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• Job 23:11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
• James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Commentaries on Psalms 94:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness - If we read יושב yosheb, shalt sit, for ישוב yashub, shall return, which is only placing the ו vau before the ש shin instead of after it, we have the following sense: Until the just one shall sit in judgment, and after him all the upright in heart. Cyrus has the epithet צדק tsedek, the just one, in different places in the Prophet Isaiah. See Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 51:5. It was Cyrus who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness - That is, The exercise of judgment shall be so manifest to the world - as if it “returned” to it - as to show that there is a righteous God. The truth here taught is, that the “results” of God‘s interposition in human affairs will be such as to show that he is on the side of righteousness, or such as to vindicate and maintain the cause of righteousness in the earth. And all the upright in heart shall follow it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 That man is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught his will and his truths, from his holy word, and by the Holy Spirit. He should see mercy through his sufferings. There is a rest remaining for the people of God after the days of their adversity, which shall not last always. He that sends the trouble, will send the rest. The psalmist found succour and relief only in the Lord, when all earthly friends failed. We are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Because the Lord is faithful to his character, he rewards those who live by his wise instruction. He makes them happy, just as he promised.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. This results from His abiding love (De 32:15), which is further evinced by His restoring order in His government, whose right administration will be approved by the good.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