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Text -- Psalms 94:3-23 (NET)
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94:3 O Lord , how long will the wicked , how long will the wicked celebrate ?
94:4 They spew out threats and speak defiantly ; all the evildoers boast .
94:5 O Lord , they crush your people ; they oppress the nation that belongs to you .
94:6 They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land , and they murder the fatherless .
94:7 Then they say , “The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.”
94:8 Take notice of this, you ignorant people ! You fools , when will you ever understand ?
94:9 Does the one who makes the human ear not hear ? Does the one who forms the human eye not see ?
94:10 Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish ? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings !
94:11 The Lord knows that peoples ’ thoughts are morally bankrupt .
94:12 How blessed is the one whom you instruct , O Lord , the one whom you teach from your law ,
94:13 in order to protect him from times of trouble , until the wicked are destroyed .
94:14 Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people ; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him .
94:15 For justice will prevail , and all the morally upright will be vindicated .
94:16 Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked ? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers ?
94:17 If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.
94:18 If I say , “My foot is slipping ,” your loyal love , O Lord , supports me.
94:19 When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy .
94:20 Cruel rulers are not your allies , those who make oppressive laws .
94:21 They conspire against the blameless , and condemn to death the innocent .
94:22 But the Lord will protect me, and my God will shelter me.
94:23 He will pay them back for their sin . He will destroy them because of their evil ; the Lord our God will destroy them.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Afflictions and Adversities |
Wicked |
God |
Faith |
Infidelity |
OMNISCIENCE |
Grace of God |
Blindness |
Chastisement |
Evildoers |
Homicide |
Temptation |
Sin |
Rulers |
Righteous |
Wisdom |
Blessing |
JUSTICE |
DUMAH |
Heart |
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NET Notes -> Psa 94:3; Psa 94:4; Psa 94:4; Psa 94:5; Psa 94:6; Psa 94:7; Psa 94:8; Psa 94:8; Psa 94:9; Psa 94:11; Psa 94:12; Psa 94:13; Psa 94:13; Psa 94:14; Psa 94:14; Psa 94:15; Psa 94:15; Psa 94:15; Psa 94:16; Psa 94:16; Psa 94:17; Psa 94:19; Psa 94:19; Psa 94:20; Psa 94:20; Psa 94:21; Psa 94:21; Psa 94:21; Psa 94:22; Psa 94:22; Psa 94:23; Psa 94:23
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NET Notes: Psa 94:6 The Hebrew noun יָתוֹם (yatom) refers to one who has lost his father (not necessarily his mother, see Ps 109:9). B...
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NET Notes: Psa 94:9 Heb “The one who plants an ear, does he not hear? The one who forms an eye, does he not see?”
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NET Notes: Psa 94:11 Heb “the Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are emptiness.” The psalmist thinks specifically of the “thoughts” expresse...
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NET Notes: Psa 94:12 Heb “[Oh] the happiness [of] the man.” Hebrew wisdom literature often assumes and reflects the male-oriented perspective of ancient Israel...
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NET Notes: Psa 94:16 Who will stand up for me…? The questions anticipate the answer, “No one except God” (see v. 17).
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NET Notes: Psa 94:17 Heb “If the Lord [were] not my help, quickly my life would have lain down in silence.” The psalmist, perhaps speaking as the nation’...
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NET Notes: Psa 94:20 Heb “Is a throne of destruction united to you, one that forms trouble upon a statute?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, ...
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