New English Translation
Psalms 94:20
20Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
Psalms 94:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
- New International Version (NIV)Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
Context of Psalms 94:20
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me. 19When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy. Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws. 21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent. 22But the Lord will protect me, and my God will shelter me.
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הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:20
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
- Psalms 82:1God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.
- 1 Samuel 22:12Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied, “Here I am, my lord.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:16I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
- Amos 6:3You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.
- 2 Chronicles 6:14and prayed: “O Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.
- Isaiah 1:11“Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?” says the Lord. “I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want.
- Jeremiah 7:4Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, “We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!”
- John 18:28Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence. (Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.
- 1 John 1:5Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
- Psalms 58:2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.
- 1 Kings 12:32Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.
- Esther 3:6But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
- Isaiah 10:1Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,
- Daniel 3:4Then the herald made a loud proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:
Commentaries on Psalms 94:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Shall the throne of iniquity - No wicked king, judge, or magistrate shall ever stand in thy presence. No countenance shall such have from thy grace or providence. Which frameth mischief - Devise, plan, and execute, as if they acted by a positive law, and were strictly enjoined to do what they so much delighted in.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Shall the throne of iniquity - The throne established in iniquity; or, sustaining iniquity. The allusion is probably to what was referred to in the former part of the psalm - the powers that were spreading desolation through the land - wicked princes or rulers, Psalm 94:3-7. Their thrones were established on evil; they defended wickedness and wrong by their authority; they abused their power, and employed it to overthrow the rights of others. The “phrase”…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. 2020. throne--power, rulers. iniquity [and] mischief--both denote evils done to others, as Psa 94:21 explains.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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