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Psalms 94:23
23He will punish those wicked leaders. He will destroy them, because they do evil things. The Lord our God will completely destroy them.
Psalms 94:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
- New International Version (NIV)He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The Lord our God shall cut them off.
Context of Psalms 94:23
21They join together to work against good people. They say that people are guilty who have done nothing wrong. They say that they must die. 22But the Lord is a strong place for me. Yes, my God is a rock where I can hide and be safe. He will punish those wicked leaders. He will destroy them, because they do evil things. The Lord our God will completely destroy them.
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וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:23
- Psalms 7:16The ideas that they have to hurt other people bring trouble on themselves! They want to be cruel to other people, but they themselves receive the pain!
- Psalms 9:16The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 55:23And as for wicked people, you, God, will send them to their graves. They will go down into the deep hole of death while they are still young. That is what will happen to those cruel people, who kill and cheat others. But I will trust in you, God.
- Psalms 64:8Their own evil words will turn against them and make them fall. Everyone who sees them will shake their heads.
- Esther 7:10So they took Haman and they hanged him on the tower until he was dead. It was the same tower that Haman had wanted to kill Mordecai on. After that, the king did not feel so angry.
- Proverbs 1:31So now they will receive the trouble that they deserve. Their own wicked ideas will make them sick.
- Proverbs 2:22But God will remove wicked people from the land. He will throw out all those who are not faithful.
- Proverbs 5:22The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
- Daniel 7:24The ten horns show that ten kings will rule that kingdom. After them, another king will come to rule. He will be different from the other kings. He will get power over three kings.
- Psalms 12:3Lord, please shut their mouths! When they deceive people or they boast, stop them doing that!
- 1 Samuel 26:10I know that the Lord himself will kill Saul one day. Saul may die when he has reached the age to die. Or someone may kill him in a battle. He will certainly come to his end.
- Proverbs 14:32When wicked people are in trouble, they cannot stand. But righteous people still trust God, even when they are in danger of death.
- Ezekiel 18:24A righteous person may stop doing things that are good and right. He may start to do the same disgusting things that wicked people do. Then he will not continue to live. I will not remember any of the good things that he did. Instead, I will punish him because of the sins that he has done. He has not been faithful to me, so he will die.
- Daniel 9:26After the 62 weeks have passed, people will kill the ruler that God had chosen. He will have nothing. Then a foreign ruler and his army will attack the city and the temple. He will destroy them quickly, like a flood of water. War and terrible trouble will continue until the end that God has decided.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Shall cut them off - This is repeated, to show that the destruction of the Babylonians was fixed and indubitable: and in reference to the Jews, the persecutors and murderers of our Lord and his apostles, it was not less so. Babylon is totally destroyed; not even a vestige of it remains. The Jews are no longer a nation; they are scattered throughout the world, and have no certain place of abode. They do not possess even one village on the face of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity - The consequences of their sin. He shall punish them as they deserve. See the notes at Psalm 7:16. And shall cut them off in their own wickedness - As the result of their wickedness, and while they are engaged in perpetrating acts of sin. Yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off - Expressing, by the repetition of the sentiment, the utmost confidence that this would be so. This is in accordance with the…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. 22-2322-23. Yet he is safe in God's care. defence--(Psa 59:9). rock of ... refuge--(Psa 9:9; 18:2).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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