Tree of Life Version
Psalms 94:2
2Rise up, O Judge of the earth! Pay back to the proud what they deserve.
Psalms 94:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
- New International Version (NIV)Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.
Context of Psalms 94:2
1God of vengeance, Adonai, God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth! Pay back to the proud what they deserve. 3How long will the wicked, Adonai, how long will the wicked gloat? 4They gush out, they speak arrogance— all the evildoers keep boasting.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:2 word by word
הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:2
- Psalms 7:6then let the enemy chase me, overtake me, and trample me into the ground, leaving my honor in the dirt! Selah
- Psalms 68:1For the music director, a psalm of David, a song.
- Psalms 74:22Rise up O God, and defend Your cause. Remember how the fool mocks You all day.
- Micah 5:9“Now in that day” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “I will cut off your horses among you, and I will destroy your chariots.
- Psalms 50:6The heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
- John 5:22The Father does not judge anyone, but has handed over all judgment to the Son
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, so that each one may receive what is due for the things he did while in the body—whether good or bad.
- Psalms 31:23I said in my alarm, “I have been cut off from Your sight!” But You heard the sound of my pleas when I cried out to You.
- Job 40:11Scatter the fury of your anger. Look at every proud person and bring him low;
- Isaiah 2:11The man of haughty eyes is humbled, the lofty ones brought low, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 10:12Therefore it will come to pass, when Adonai finishes all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glorying of his haughty eyes.”
- Isaiah 37:23Whom did you taunt and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and haughtily lift up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Jeremiah 50:31“Look, I am against you, arrogant one” —declares my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot— “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
- Daniel 5:22“But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Lift up thyself - Exert thy power. Render a reward to the proud - To the Babylonians, who oppress and insult us.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Lift up thyself - Be exalted or lifted up so as to be manifest in thy true character. The idea is that God was, as it were, sitting at his ease, or as if he were indifferent to what was occurring in the world. See the notes at Psalm 3:7. Thou Judge of the earth - Ruler of the world; to whom it pertains to exercise judgment over all classes of people, and in all circumstances. The meaning here is, that as he was the Ruler of the whole earth, this matter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2When the Lord's enemies rise against him and his people (Psalm 3:7; 93:3), he must rise and punish the enemy (see 79:12; Isaiah 65:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-2. God's revenge is His judicial infliction of righteous punishment. show thyself--(Compare Margin).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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