Psalms 94:16

Psalms 94:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
• New International Version (NIV)Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

Context of Psalms 94:16

14For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance. 15For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Who will take his stand for me against those who do injustice? 17If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence. 18If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.

Psalms 94:16 word by word

מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• standקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• for me againstעִם‛im · withH5973
• evildoersרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• will takeיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• those who doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• injusticeאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205

Cross-references for Psalms 94:16

• Exodus 32:26Moses then stood at the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered together to him.
• Numbers 25:6Then behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
• Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the warriors.’
• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God!”
• 2 Kings 9:32Then he raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is with me, who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.
• 2 Kings 10:15Now when he had gone from there, he encountered Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, just as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” And he gave him his hand, and he pulled him up to him into the chariot.
• Isaiah 59:16And He saw that there was no one, And was amazed that there was not one to intercede; Then His own arm brought salvation to Him, And His righteousness upheld Him.
• Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help, And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; So My own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath upheld Me.
• Jeremiah 5:1“Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her.
• Ezekiel 22:30I searched for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one.
• Matthew 12:30The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
• 3 John 1:8Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may prove to be fellow workers with the truth.
• Nehemiah 5:7So I thought it over and contended with the nobles and the leading people, and said to them, “You are lending at interest, each to his brother!” Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.
• Jeremiah 26:16Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
• John 7:50Nicodemus (the one who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,

Commentaries on Psalms 94:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Who will rise up for me - Who is he that shall be the deliverer of thy people? Who will come to our assistance against these wicked Babylonians?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? … - This is the language of the psalmist. It is what he had said in the circumstances referred to in the first part of the psalm, when the wicked seemed to triumph; when they had come in upon the land, and laid waste the heritage of God, Psalm 94:3-6. At that time, full of anxiety and trouble, and deeply impressed with a sense of danger, he had anxiously looked around for help, and had asked with deep…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. 16Only God has the power to stand up to the wicked (see Psalm 2:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. These questions imply that none other than God will help (Psa 60:9),Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 94:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
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• Triumph
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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