Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 94:20
20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
Psalms 94:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
- New International Version (NIV)Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
Context of Psalms 94:20
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me. 19When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul. Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree? 21They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. 22But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
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הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 94:20
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
- 1 Samuel 22:12“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
- Ecclesiastes 3:16Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
- 2 Chronicles 6:14and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- Isaiah 1:11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
- Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
- John 18:28Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- 1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
- Psalms 58:2No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
- 1 Kings 12:32And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
- Esther 3:6And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
- Isaiah 10:1Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
- Daniel 3:4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
Commentaries on Psalms 94:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Shall the throne of iniquity - No wicked king, judge, or magistrate shall ever stand in thy presence. No countenance shall such have from thy grace or providence. Which frameth mischief - Devise, plan, and execute, as if they acted by a positive law, and were strictly enjoined to do what they so much delighted in.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Shall the throne of iniquity - The throne established in iniquity; or, sustaining iniquity. The allusion is probably to what was referred to in the former part of the psalm - the powers that were spreading desolation through the land - wicked princes or rulers, Psalm 94:3-7. Their thrones were established on evil; they defended wickedness and wrong by their authority; they abused their power, and employed it to overthrow the rights of others. The “phrase”…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. 16-23The psalmist resumes their prayer (see Psalm 94:1–7) with a desperate plea for the Lord's justice. It ends with the hope that evil will cease.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. throne--power, rulers. iniquity [and] mischief--both denote evils done to others, as Psa 94:21 explains.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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