Psalms 94:1
O GOD of avenging—Yahweh, GOD of avenging, shine forth:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
In Context
2Lift up thyself, O judge of the earth, Render a recompense unto the proud.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35Unto the days of vengeance and requital: Unto the time their foot shall totter? For, near, is the day of their fate, And their destiny speedeth on.
2 Kings 9:7and thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy lord,—so will I avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel;
Psalms 80:1O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
Isaiah 59:17And he put on Righteousness as a coat of mail, And a helmet of victory upon his head,—And he put on the garments of avenging, for clothing, And wrapped about him as a cloak—jealousy,
Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon And deliver ye every man his own life, Be not cut off in her punishment,—For it is Yahweh’s, time of avenging, A recompense, is he repaying unto her.
Nahum 1:2A GOD jealous and avenging, is Yahweh, an avenger, is Yahweh, and a lord of wrath, an avenger, is Yahweh towards his adversaries, and, a retainer [of anger], is he to his foes.
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 →