New King James Version
Psalms 94:20
20Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
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 Living Translation (NLT)Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
Context of Psalms 94:20
18If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. 19In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You? 21They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood. 22But the Lord has been my defense, And my God the rock of my refuge.
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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 in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
- Psalms 82:1God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.
- 1 Samuel 22:12And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:16Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
- Amos 6:3Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;
- 2 Chronicles 6:14and he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
- Isaiah 1:11“To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats.
- Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’
- John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.
- 1 John 1:5This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
- Psalms 58:2No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
- 1 Kings 12:32Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And at Bethel he installed the priests of the high places which he had made.
- Esther 3:6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
- Isaiah 10:1“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed
- Daniel 3:4Then a herald cried aloud: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
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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