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Psalms 94:12
12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
Psalms 94:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord, the one you teach from your law;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, And teach out of Your law,
Context of Psalms 94:12
10Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings! 11The Lord knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt. How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law, 13in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed. 14Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
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אַשְׁרֵ֤י׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:12
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
- Job 5:17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- Proverbs 3:11My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not loathe his rebuke.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
- Hebrews 12:5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons? “My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.
- Job 33:16Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,
- Micah 6:9Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
- Revelation 3:19All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
Commentaries on Psalms 94:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest - תיסרנו teyasserennu, whom thou instructest; and teachest him out of thy law. Two points here are worthy of our most serious regard: God gives knowledge to man: gives him understanding and reason. He gives him a revelation of himself; he places before that reason and understanding his Divine law. This is God's system of teaching; and the human intellect is his gift, which enables man to understand this teaching. We…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord - “Happy the man;” or “Oh the blessedness of the man.” See the notes at Psalm 1:1. The word here rendered “chastenest” does not mean to chasten in the sense of afflicting or punishing. It means here to instruct; to warn; to admonish; to exhort. So the word is employed in Proverbs 9:7; Job 4:3; Psalm 16:7. The meaning here is, that the man is blessed or happy whom God so “instructs, warns, or teaches,” that…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. 12-15Because the Lord is faithful to his character, he rewards those who live by his wise instruction. He makes them happy, just as he promised.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. On the other hand He favors though He chastens, the pious, and will teach and preserve them till the prosperous wicked are overthrown.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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