Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 94:4
4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
Psalms 94:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
- New International Version (NIV)They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
Context of Psalms 94:4
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3Yhwh, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 5They break in pieces thy people, O Yhwh, and afflict thine heritage. 6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
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יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 94:4
- Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
- Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- Psalms 64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
- Psalms 73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
- Psalms 140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
- Proverbs 30:14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
- Jude 1:14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
- Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
- Job 21:14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
- Isaiah 10:13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
- Isaiah 37:24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
- Daniel 7:8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4They utter and speak - יביאו yabbiu, their hearts get full of pride and insolence; and then, from the abundance of such vile hearts, the mouth speaks; and the speech is of hard things, threatening which they are determined to execute, boastings of their power, authority, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? - The word rendered utter means to pour forth - as water from a fountain; to pour forth copiously. The meaning is, that they seemed to be full, and that they poured forth evil words as a fountain pours forth water. The phrase “hard things” means proud, unfeeling, insolent things; things which are unjust, unkind, severe, harsh. And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? - Boast of their power and…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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