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Psalms 94:15
15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
Psalms 94:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
- New International Version (NIV)Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Context of Psalms 94:15
13You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked. 14The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession. Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. 16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? 17Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
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כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:15
- Psalms 94:2Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.
- Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the nations. Declare me righteous, O Lord, for I am innocent, O Most High!
- Psalms 9:16The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
- Psalms 58:11Then at last everyone will say, “There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”
- Psalms 125:3The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’
- Job 35:14You say you can’t see him, but he will bring justice if you will only wait.
- Micah 7:9I will be patient as the Lord punishes me, for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The Lord will bring me into the light, and I will see his righteousness.
- Malachi 3:18Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
- 2 Peter 3:8But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
- Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.
- Psalms 37:5Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
- Psalms 125:4O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.
- Job 17:9The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
- Job 23:11For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
- James 5:7Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness - If we read יושב yosheb, shalt sit, for ישוב yashub, shall return, which is only placing the ו vau before the ש shin instead of after it, we have the following sense: Until the just one shall sit in judgment, and after him all the upright in heart. Cyrus has the epithet צדק tsedek, the just one, in different places in the Prophet Isaiah. See Isaiah 41:2, Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 51:5. It was Cyrus who…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But judgment shall return unto righteousness - That is, The exercise of judgment shall be so manifest to the world - as if it “returned” to it - as to show that there is a righteous God. The truth here taught is, that the “results” of God‘s interposition in human affairs will be such as to show that he is on the side of righteousness, or such as to vindicate and maintain the cause of righteousness in the earth. And all the upright in heart shall follow it…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. 14-1514-15. This results from His abiding love (De 32:15), which is further evinced by His restoring order in His government, whose right administration will be approved by the good.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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