Psalms 94:3

Psalms 94:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
• New International Version (NIV)How long, Lord, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?

Context of Psalms 94:3

1O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth; 2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud. How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph? 4[How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 5They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;

Psalms 94:3 word by word

עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃Read the interlinear

• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 94:3

• Psalms 43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 73:8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
• Psalms 74:9We see not our signs; there is no more any prophet, neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
• Psalms 79:5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
• Psalms 80:4Jehovah, God of hosts, how long will thine anger smoke against the prayer of thy people?
• Psalms 89:46How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
• Jeremiah 47:6Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
• Revelation 6:10and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth?
• Esther 5:11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
• Esther 6:6So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done with the man whom the king delights to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to me?
• Esther 7:6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
• Job 20:5The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
• Acts 12:22And the people cried out, A god's voice and not a man's.

Commentaries on Psalms 94:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3How long shall the wicked triumph? - The wicked are often in prosperity; and this only shows us of how little worth riches are in the sight of God, when he bestows them on the most contemptible of mortals. But their time and prosperity have their bounds.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Lord, how long shall the wicked … - As if there were to be no end to their exaltation; their joy; their success. How long would God allow this? How long would he sit by and see it done? Was he disposed to let them go on forever? Would he never interpose, and arrest them in their career? How often do we wonder that God does not interpose! How often does it seem inexplicable that a Being of almighty power and infinite goodness does not interfere with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7After the community suffers at the hands of the wicked (Psalm 94:5–7), they pray for the Lord to bring justice (see Psalm 7:11; 9:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. In an earnest expostulation he expresses his desire that the insolent triumph of the wicked may be ended.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 94:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Homicide
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Triumph
• Psalms, Book of
• Retribution

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