Psalms 14:6
4 Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
- KJV
- Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
- WEB
- You frustrate the plan of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
- ASV
- Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.
- DARBY
- Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.
- BLB
- The counsel of the poor you⁺ have shamed, for YHWH [is] his place of refuge.
- ÅB
- Bare undertrykk den hjelpeløses planer,
for Herren er hans tilflukt! - OTB
- Dere søker å gjøre de fattiges planer til skamme,
Men Herren er deres tilflukt. - B1930
- Gjør bare den elendiges råd til skamme! For Herren er hans tilflukt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Read in contextPsalms 4:2
How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah
Read in contextPsalms 42:10
Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Read in contextEzekiel 35:10
Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,
Read in contextIsaiah 37:10–11
“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Read in contextPsalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Read in contextPsalms 22:7–8
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Read in contextDaniel 3:15
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
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