New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 94:6
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
- New King James Version (NKJV)They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless.
Context of Psalms 94:6
4They pour out words, they speak arrogantly; All who do injustice boast. 5They crush Your people, Lord, And afflict Your inheritance. They kill the widow and the stranger And murder the orphans. 7They have said, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.” 8Pay attention, you stupid ones among the people; And when will you understand, foolish ones?
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אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 94:6
- Isaiah 10:2So as to deprive the needy of justice And rob the poor among My people of their rights, So that widows may be their spoil And that they may plunder the orphans.
- Isaiah 13:15Anyone who is found will be thrust through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you do not oppress the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor follow other gods to your own ruin,
- Jeremiah 22:3This is what the Lord says: “Do justice and righteousness, and save one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. And do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
- Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt among you. They have oppressed the stranger in your midst; they have oppressed the orphan and the widow among you.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
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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