Psalms 94:13

Psalms 94:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
• New International Version (NIV)you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That You may give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit is dug for the wicked.

Context of Psalms 94:13

11Adonai knows human thoughts— they are but a breath. 12Blessed is the one You discipline, Adonai, and teach him from Your Torah, to give him rest from days of trouble —until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14For Adonai will not forsake His people. He will never abandon His inheritance. 15For rightness will be restored to justice, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psalms 94:13 word by word

לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That thou mayest give him restשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• from the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of adversityרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• until the pitשַׁ֫חַתshachath · pit: graveH7845
• be diggedכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• for the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 94:13

• Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide for a little while, until the wrath is past.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and my belly trembled. My lips quivered at the sound. Decay comes into my bones. I tremble where I stand, since I must wait quietly for a day of distress to come up against the people who will invade us.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and relief to you who suffer trouble along with us. At the revelation of the Lord Yeshua from heaven with His mighty angels
• Hebrews 4:9So there remains a Shabbat rest for the people of God.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: How fortunate are the dead—those who die in the Lord from now on!” “Yes,” says the Ruach, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”
• Psalms 9:15Then I will tell all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion, rejoicing in Your salvation.
• Psalms 55:23Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Jeremiah 18:20Will good be repaid for evil? For they dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
• 2 Peter 2:9Therefore the Lord certainly knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and how to keep the unrighteous being punished until the Day of Judgment—
• 2 Peter 3:3First of all, understand that in the last days, scoffers will come scoffing, following after their own desires
• Revelation 6:10And they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “O Sovereign Master, holy and true, how long before You judge those who dwell on the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Revelation 11:18The nations were enraged, but Your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged— to reward Your servants, the prophets and kedoshim, and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”

Commentaries on Psalms 94:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13That thou mayest give him rest - He whom God instructs is made wise unto salvation; and he who is thus taught has rest in his soul, and peace and confidence in adversity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13That thou mayest give him rest - Mayest make his mind quiet and calm; mayest save him from murmuring, from despondency, from impatience, by just confidence in thee, and in thy government. From the days of adversity - Or, in the days of evil; the time of calamity and trouble. That his mind may then be composed and calm. Until the pit be digged for the wicked - Until the wicked be punished; that is, while the preparations are going on, or while God seems to…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. 13God’s relief includes his comfort and rescue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. On the other hand He favors though He chastens, the pious, and will teach and preserve them till the prosperous wicked are overthrown.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 94:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Chastisement
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Triumph
• Psalms, Book of

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