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Psalm 94:3-4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 94 · verses 3–4
3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?Psalm 94:3-4 · King James Version
Psalm 94:3-4 in context
1O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- iniquityʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- workerspâʻalto do or make , especially to practiseH6466 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- utternâbaʻto gush forthH5042 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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In these verses we have, I. A solemn appeal to God against the cruel oppressors of his people, Psa 94:1, Psa 94:2. This speaks terror enough to them, that they have the prayers of God's people against them, who cry day and night to him to avenge them of their adversaries;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11