Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 94:15
15for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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 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, for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? 17If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.
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כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:15
- Psalms 94:2Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve.
- Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the peoples; vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
- Psalms 9:16The Lord has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah
- Psalms 58:11Then people will say, “Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!”
- Psalms 125:3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance and retribution belong to me. In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Job 35:14how much less when you complain that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you are waiting for him.
- Micah 7:9Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the Lord’s fury until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see his salvation.
- Malachi 3:18So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
- 2 Peter 3:8Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb: Great and awe-inspiring are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act,
- Psalms 125:4Do what is good, Lord, to the good, to those whose hearts are upright.
- Job 17:9Yet the righteous person will hold to his way, and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed in his tracks; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.
- James 5:7Therefore, brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late 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
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