Psalms 94:12
O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
In Context
11He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
13To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is digged for the wicked.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:5and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee,
Job 33:16Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
Psalms 119:71Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
Micah 6:9A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.
Hebrews 12:5and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, 'My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,
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 →