Psalms 94:12
Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
In Context
11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
13That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
Job 33:16Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.
Micah 6:9Hark! the LORD crieth unto the city — and it is wisdom to have regard for Thy name — hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
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 →