Psalms 94:1
The praise of a Song by David. 1 Come, let us exult in the Lord; 1 Let us make a joyful noise to God our Savior. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
In Context
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, 1 And make a joyful noise to him with psalms. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35In the day of vengeance I will recompense, 1 Whensoever their foot shall be tripped up; 1 For the day of their destruction is near to them, 1 And the judgments at hand are close upon you. 1
2 Kings 9:7And thou shalt utterly destroy the house of Ahab thy master from before me, and shalt avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel,
Psalms 80:1For the end, a Psalm for Asaph, concerning the winepresses. 1
Isaiah 59:17And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and placed the helmet of salvation on his head; and he clothed himself with the garment of vengeance, and with his cloak,
Jeremiah 51:6So mine anger and my wrath dropped upon them, and was kindled in the gates of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they became a desolation and a waste, as at this day.
Nahum 1:2God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; the Lord avenges with wrath; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he cuts off 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 →