Psalms 94:6
They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
In Context
5Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
7And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:15Every one that shall be found, shall be slain: and every one that shall come to their aid, shall fall by the sword.
Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the Lord: Execute judgement and justice, and deliver him that is oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor: and afflict not the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, nor oppress them unjustly: and shed not innocent blood in this place.
Malachi 3:5And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages; the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.
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 →