God’s Word Translation
Psalms 94:22
22The Lord has become my stronghold. My God has become my rock of refuge.
Psalms 94:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.
Context of Psalms 94:22
20Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners? 21They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death. The Lord has become my stronghold. My God has become my rock of refuge. 23He has turned their own wickedness against them. He will destroy them because of their sins. The Lord our God will destroy them.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:22 word by word
וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:22
- Psalms 94:10He disciplines nations. Do you think he can’t punish? He teaches people. Do you think he doesn’t know anything?
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?
- Psalms 59:9O my strength, I watch for you! God is my stronghold, my merciful God!
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Isaiah 33:16This person will live on high. His stronghold will be a fortress made of rock. He will have plenty of food and a dependable supply of water.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The rock of my refuge - Alluding to those natural fortifications among rocks, which are frequent in the land of Judea.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22But the Lord is my defense - In all these purposes of the wicked; in all that they do - whether under the form and sanction of law Psalm 94:20, or by the excitement of passion - my trust is still in God. He is able to interpose in either case, and I may confidently commit my cause to him. On the language used here, as well as the sentiment, see the notes at Psalm 18:2.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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