Psalms 94:1
O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
In Context
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2 Kings 9:7And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master; and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Jehovah at the hand of Jezebel.
Psalms 80:1{To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.
Isaiah 59:17And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be ye not cut off in her iniquity: for this is the time of Jehovah's vengeance: he shall render unto her a recompence.
Nahum 1:2A jealous and avenging God is Jehovah: an avenger is Jehovah, and full of fury: Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 94:1
This psalm was penned when the church of God was under hatches, oppressed and persecuted; and it is an appeal to God, as the judge of heaven and earth, and an address to him, to appear for his people against his and their enemies. Two things this psalm speaks:—I. Conviction and terror to the persecutors ( ver. 1-11 ), showing them their danger and folly, and arguing with them. II. Comfort and peace to the persecuted ( ver. 12-23 ), assuring them, both from God's promise and from the psalmist's own experience, that… Read the whole commentary →