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Psalms 94:12
12Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law
Psalms 94:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,
Context of Psalms 94:12
10The one who instructs nations, the one who teaches mankind knowledge — does he not discipline? 11The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind; they are futile. Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law 13to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14The Lord will not leave his people or abandon his heritage,
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אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:12
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
- Job 5:17See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 3:11Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his discipline;
- 1 Corinthians 11:32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him,
- Job 33:16he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings,
- Micah 6:9The voice of the Lord calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear your name): “Pay attention to the rod and the one who ordained it.
- Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest - תיסרנו teyasserennu, whom thou instructest; and teachest him out of thy law. Two points here are worthy of our most serious regard: God gives knowledge to man: gives him understanding and reason. He gives him a revelation of himself; he places before that reason and understanding his Divine law. This is God's system of teaching; and the human intellect is his gift, which enables man to understand this teaching. We…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord - “Happy the man;” or “Oh the blessedness of the man.” See the notes at Psalm 1:1. The word here rendered “chastenest” does not mean to chasten in the sense of afflicting or punishing. It means here to instruct; to warn; to admonish; to exhort. So the word is employed in Proverbs 9:7; Job 4:3; Psalm 16:7. The meaning here is, that the man is blessed or happy whom God so “instructs, warns, or teaches,” that…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. 12-1312-13. On the other hand He favors though He chastens, the pious, and will teach and preserve them till the prosperous wicked are overthrown.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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