New English Translation
Psalms 94:6
6They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless.
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 spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast. 5O Lord, they crush your people; they oppress the nation that belongs to you. They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless. 7Then they say, “The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?
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אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:6
- Isaiah 10:2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.
- Isaiah 13:15Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
- Jeremiah 7:6Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
- Jeremiah 22:3The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
- Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
- Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.
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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