God’s Word Translation
Psalms 94:3
3How long, O Lord, will wicked people triumph? How long?
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 Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, appear! 2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give arrogant people what they deserve. How long, O Lord, will wicked people triumph? How long? 4They ramble. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves. 5They crush your people, O Lord. They make those who belong to you suffer.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:3 word by word
עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:3
- Psalms 43:2You are my fortress, O God! Why have you rejected me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?
- Psalms 73:8They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.
- Psalms 74:9We no longer see miraculous signs. There are no prophets anymore. No one knows how long this will last.
- Psalms 79:5How long, O Lord? Will you remain angry forever? Will your fury continue to burn like fire?
- Psalms 80:4O Lord God, commander of armies, how long will you smolder in anger against the prayer of your people?
- Psalms 89:46How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?
- Jeremiah 12:1O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet?
- Jeremiah 47:6You cry out, “Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your scabbard. Stay there and rest!”
- Revelation 6:10They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?”
- Esther 5:11Then Haman began to relate in detail to them how very rich he was, the many sons he had, and all about how the king promoted him to a position over the officials and the king’s advisers.
- Esther 6:6So Haman came in. The king then asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to reward?” Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to reward more than me?”
- Esther 7:6Esther answered, “Our vicious enemy is this wicked man Haman!” Then Haman became panic-stricken in the presence of the king and queen.
- Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless person lasts only a moment?
- Acts 12:22The people started shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
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
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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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