English Standard Version
Psalms 94:2
2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!
Psalms 94:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
- New International Version (NIV)Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.
Context of Psalms 94:2
1O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! 3O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? 4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:2 word by word
הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:2
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
- Psalms 68:1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!
- Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!
- Micah 5:9Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
- Psalms 50:6The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
- John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
- Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
- Isaiah 2:11The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 10:12When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes.
- Isaiah 37:23"'Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Jeremiah 50:31"Behold, I am against you, O proud one, declares the Lord God of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
- Daniel 5:22And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
Commentaries on Psalms 94:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Lift up thyself - Exert thy power. Render a reward to the proud - To the Babylonians, who oppress and insult us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Lift up thyself - Be exalted or lifted up so as to be manifest in thy true character. The idea is that God was, as it were, sitting at his ease, or as if he were indifferent to what was occurring in the world. See the notes at Psalm 3:7. Thou Judge of the earth - Ruler of the world; to whom it pertains to exercise judgment over all classes of people, and in all circumstances. The meaning here is, that as he was the Ruler of the whole earth, this matter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2When the Lord's enemies rise against him and his people (Psalm 3:7; 93:3), he must rise and punish the enemy (see 79:12; Isaiah 65:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-2. God's revenge is His judicial infliction of righteous punishment. show thyself--(Compare Margin).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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