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Psalm 94:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 94 · verse 5
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.Psalm 94:5 · King James Version
Psalm 94:5 in context
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.
7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- afflictʻânâhto depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6031 →
- piecesdâkâʼto crumbleH1792 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- 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