Psalms 94:20
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- KJV
- Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
- WEB
- Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
- ASV
- Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
- DARBY
- Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
- BLB
- Can the throne of iniquity join with You—one shaping mischief by statute?
- ÅB
- Har vel fordervelsens domstol noe samfunn med deg, der hvor de skaper urett under skinn av rett?
- OTB
- Kan en ødeleggelsens trone være forbundet med deg,
En som planlegger ugagn ved dekret? - B1930
- Har vel fordervelsens domstol noget samfund med dig, der hvor de skaper urett under skinn av rett?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Read in contextPsalms 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Read in contextRevelation 13:15–17
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
Read in contextJohn 11:57
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
Read in contextAmos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Read in contextEsther 3:6–12
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Read in contextPsalms 50:16
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
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