New English Translation
Psalms 94:3
3O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?
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, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! 2Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud! O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate? 4They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast. 5O Lord, they crush your people; they oppress the nation that belongs to you.
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עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:3
- Psalms 43:2For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?
- Psalms 73:8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
- Psalms 74:9We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
- Psalms 79:5How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?
- Psalms 80:4O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?
- Psalms 89:46How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
- Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
- Jeremiah 47:6How long will you cry out, ‘Oh, sword of the Lord, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’
- Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Esther 5:11Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, his many sons, and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.
- Esther 6:6So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”
- Esther 7:6Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.
- Job 20:5that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
- Acts 12:22But the crowd began to shout, “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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