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Psalms 94:16
16Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
Psalms 94:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
- New International Version (NIV)Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Context of Psalms 94:16
14The Lord will not leave his people or abandon his heritage, 15for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who 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. 18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your faithful love will support me, Lord.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:16 word by word
מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:16
- Exodus 32:26And Moses stood at the camp’s entrance and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
- Numbers 25:6An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- Judges 5:23“Curse Meroz,” says the angel of the Lord, “Bitterly curse her inhabitants, for they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord with the warriors.”
- 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”
- 2 Kings 9:32He looked up toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked down at him,
- 2 Kings 10:15When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?” “It is,” Jehonadab replied. Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.
- Isaiah 59:16He saw that there was no man — he was amazed that there was no one interceding; so his own arm brought salvation, and his own righteousness supported him.
- Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help, and I was amazed that no one assisted; so my arm accomplished victory for me, and my wrath assisted me.
- Jeremiah 5:1Roam through the streets of Jerusalem. Investigate; search in her squares. If you find one person, any who acts justly, who pursues faithfulness, then I will forgive her.
- Ezekiel 22:30I searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no one.
- Matthew 12:30Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.
- 3 John 1:8Therefore, we ought to support such people so that we can be coworkers with the truth.
- Nehemiah 5:7After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against them
- Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God!”
- John 7:50Nicodemus — the one who came to him previously and who was one of them — said to them,
Commentaries on Psalms 94:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Who will rise up for me - Who is he that shall be the deliverer of thy people? Who will come to our assistance against these wicked Babylonians?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? - This is the language of the psalmist. It is what he had said in the circumstances referred to in the first part of the psalm, when the wicked seemed to triumph; when they had come in upon the land, and laid waste the heritage of God, Psalm 94:3-6. At that time, full of anxiety and trouble, and deeply impressed with a sense of danger, he had anxiously looked around for help, and had asked with deep…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. 16Only God has the power to stand up to the wicked (see Psalm 2:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. These questions imply that none other than God will help (Psa 60:9),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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