Psalms 94:6
They slay the widow, and the stranger, And murder the fatherless;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
In Context
5O LORD! they trample upon thy people, And oppress thine inheritance!
7And they say, “The LORD doth not see, The God of Jacob doth not regard!”
Cross References
Isaiah 13:15Every one that is overtaken shall be thrust through, And every one that is caught shall fall by the sword.
Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith Jehovah: Do justice and righteousness; Deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; To the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow Do no wrong, do no violence, And shed no innocent blood in this place!
Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you to judgment; And I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, and against adulterers, and against false swearers, And against those who defraud the hireling of his hire, And oppress the widow and the fatherless, And turn aside the stranger from his right, And fear not me, saith Jehovah 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 →