English Standard Version
Psalms 94:6
6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
Psalms 94:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
- New International Version (NIV)They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.
Context of Psalms 94:6
4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; 7and they say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive." 8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
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אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:6
- Isaiah 10:2to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
- Isaiah 13:15Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
- Jeremiah 22:3Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
- Malachi 3:5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They slay the widow - Nebuchadnezzar carried on his wars with great cruelty. He carried fire and sword every where; spared neither age, sex, nor condition. The widow, the orphan, and the stranger, persons in the most desolate condition of life, were not distinguished from others by his ruthless sword.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless - To do this is everywhere represented as a special crime, and as especially offensive to God from the fact that these classes are naturally feeble and unprotected. See the notes at Isaiah 1:17; Psalm 68:5; Psalm 82:3.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6widow … foreigner … fatherless: The Lord’s law protects those in need (Deuteronomy 24:17; 27:19), but they remain vulnerable in society.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. thy people [and] thine heritage--are synonymous, the people being often called God's heritage. As justice to the weak is a sign of the best government, their oppression is a sign of the worst (De 10:18; Is 10:2).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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