Psalms 94:6
They slay the widowe and the stranger, and murder the fatherlesse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
In Context
5They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see: neither will the God of Iaakob regard it.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:15Euery one that is founde, shall be striken through: and whosoeuer ioyneth himselfe, shall fal by the sworde.
Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the Lord, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnes, and deliuer the oppressed from the hande of the oppressor, and vexe not the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widowe: doe no violence, nor sheade innocent blood in this place.
Malachi 3:5And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will be a swift witnesse against the southsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelings wages, and vexe the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the stranger, and feare not me, sayth the Lord of hostes.
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 →