Psalms 94:3
How long shall the lawless, O Yahweh, How long shall the lawless exult?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
In Context
2Lift up thyself, O judge of the earth, Render a recompense unto the proud.
4They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast:
Cross References
Esther 6:6So Haman came in, and the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man in whose honour, the king delighteth? Then said Haman, in his own heart, Unto whom will the king delight to do honour, more than unto me?
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,—and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.
Psalms 43:2For, thou, art my defending God—Wherefore hast thou rejected me? Wherefore in gloom should I wander, because of the oppression of an enemy?
Psalms 74:9Our own signs, have we not seen,—There is no longer a prophet,—Neither is there with us, one who knoweth—How long!
Psalms 80:4O Yahweh, God of hosts! How long hast thou been wroth with the prayer of thy people?
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous, art thou O Yahweh, when I present my pleading unto thee,—Yet, concerning the things that are right, let me speak with thee,—Wherefore hath, the way of the lawless, prospered? [Wherefore] have all, utter traitors, been at ease?
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 →