Psalms 94:6
The widow and the stranger they slay, and the fatherless they murder.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
In Context
5Thy people, O Lord! they crush, and thy heritage they afflict.
7And they say, The Lord will not see, and the God of Jacob will not take notice of it.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Jeremiah 22:3Thus hath said the Lord, Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor; and the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow shall ye not oppress, and do them no violence, and shed no innocent blood in this place.
Malachi 3:5And I will come near unto you to [hold] judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those that swear falsely, and against those that withhold the wages of the hired laborer, [oppress] the widow, and the fatherless, and that do injustice to the stranger, and fear me not, 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 →