Psalms 94:12
Blessed is the man whom thou chasten, O LORD, and teach out of thy law,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
In Context
11LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
13that thou may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for a wicked man.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shall consider in thy heart, that, as a man chastens his son, so LORD thy God chastens thee.
Job 33:16Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction
Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes.
Micah 6:9The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.
Hebrews 12:5And have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of Lord, nor become disheartened when punished by him?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 94:2-12
Appeal to God against Persecutors; The Folly of Atheists and Oppressors. 1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3 Lord , how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord , and afflict thine heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the… Read the whole commentary →