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Psalms 94:1
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O Yahweh, God of vengeance,God of vengeance, shine forth!
O Lord , God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
O God the Lord of [all] auengeaunce: the Lorde of [all] auengeaunce shewe thy [glorious maiestie.]
O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs-- O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
O Jehovah, God of vengeance; O God of vengeance, shine forth!
The Lord is a God who punishes people. God, come punish them.
Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, You God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
O Lord God, to whome vengeance belongeth: O God to whome vengeance belongeth, shew thy selfe.
O Lorde God, to whom vengeaunce belogeth: thou God to whom vengeaunce belongeth, shewe thy self.
God , put an end to evil; avenging God, show your colors! Judge of the earth, take your stand; throw the book at the arrogant.
O LORD God, You to whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!
O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.
O Yahweh, God to whom vengeance belongs, God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.
O Lord , the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!
Lord God, you punish the guilty. Show what you are like and punish them now.
God of vengeance, Adonai ! God of vengeance, appear!
O Lord God the auenger, O God the auenger, shewe thy selfe clearely.
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs, O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show thyself.
LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, You God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
O Lord , the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
O Lord, the God Who punishes, God Who punishes, let Your light shine!
The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.
O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
O Lord , you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth!
O GOD of avenging - Yahweh, GOD of avenging, shine forth:
(93-1) The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.
O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth.
O Lord , God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!
LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
The Lord is a God who punishes. God, show your greatness and punish!
Lord , you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!
Lord , God of vengeance— God of vengeance, appear.
The thre and nyntithe salm. God is Lord of veniauncis; God of veniauncis dide freli.
God of vengeance -- Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.
O LORD, thou God of vengeance, thou God of vengeance, shine forth!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 3416, bc 588 - Title Dr. Delaney supposes that this Psalm was written by David on occasion of his war with the Ammonites, in consequence of the indignities shewn to his messengers; but it is more probable that it was written to bewail the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.
God, to whom vengeance belongeth: Heb. God of revenges, O God. Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:42, Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 59:17, Jeremiah 50:28, Nahum 1:2, Romans 12:19, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 10:30
show thyself: Heb. shine forth, Psalms 80:1
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:25 - avenge Numbers 31:2 - Avenge Judges 5:2 - for the avenging 1 Samuel 24:12 - Lord judge 1 Samuel 25:31 - avenged 1 Samuel 26:10 - the Lord liveth 2 Samuel 18:31 - the Lord 2 Samuel 22:48 - avengeth me 2 Kings 9:7 - I may avenge Psalms 7:6 - lift up Psalms 10:18 - judge Isaiah 34:8 - General Isaiah 47:3 - I will take Jeremiah 50:15 - for it Jeremiah 51:36 - take Jeremiah 51:56 - the Lord Amos 1:7 - I will Romans 3:5 - Is God 1 Thessalonians 4:6 - the Lord Revelation 18:20 - God
Gill's Notes on the Bible
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth,.... As it does to God, and to him only; not to Heathen deities, one of which has the name of Vengeance given it, Acts 28:4, nor to Satan, the enemy and avenger, and his spiteful principalities and powers; nor to men, who are not to exercise private revenge on their fellow creatures; only to civil magistrates, to whom public revenge belongs, they being God's viceregents, and representing him; otherwise to God only it belongs, against whom sin is committed; and he will, in his own time and way, execute it; he is "the God of revenges" e, as the words may be rendered; and this is applicable to Christ, who is the true Jehovah, and God over all: it was he that took vengeance on Sodom and Gomorrah, and rained from the Lord fire and brimstone on them; and who took vengeance on the inventions of the Israelites in the wilderness; and when he came in the flesh, he came with vengeance to destroy Satan and his works, as it was promised and prophesied he should, Isaiah 35:4, forty years after his death, resurrection, and ascension, he came in his power and kingdom, and took vengeance on the Jewish nation, for their unbelief and rejection of him, Luke 21:22, and at the opening of the sixth seal his wrath came upon Rome Pagan in a manner intolerable to them, for their cruel persecutions of his church and people; and the cry of the souls under the altar was much like what is uttered in this psalm; see Revelation 6:9, and at the time of his spiritual coming and reign he will avenge the blood of his saints on Rome Papal, or antichrist, whom he will destroy with the breath of his mouth, and the saints will be called upon to rejoice, and will rejoice, when they see the vengeance, Revelation 18:20 and his personal coming will be in flaming fire, to take vengeance on them that know not God, and obey not his Gospel, and when all the wicked will suffer the vengeance of eternal fire, 2 Thessalonians 1:8.
O God, to whom vengeance belongeth; which is repeated to observe the certainty of it, and to express the vehement and importunate desire of the psalmist, and those he represents, that he would show himself to be so, follows:
show thyself; or "shine forth" f, as in Psalms 80:1 either at his incarnation, when he appeared as the dayspring from on high; yea, as the sun of righteousness; or, in the ministry of the Gospel, the great light which shone first on the inhabitants of Judea and Galilee, and then on the Gentile world; or in his gracious presence with his people, which is expressed by causing his face to shine upon them, Psalms 80:7, or in the protection of them, and destruction of their enemies; which is a showing himself strong on their behalf, an appearing to the joy of the one, and the confusion of the other; and in this manner will Christ show himself in the latter day.
e אל נקמות "Deus ultionum", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator, c. f הופיע "irradia", Montanus "illucesce", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "effulsit", Cocceius "adfulge", Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ... - Margin, God of revenges The idea is, that it pertains to God to take vengeance, or to punish for crimes. See the notes at Romans 12:19. The appeal here is made to God in view of the crimes committed by others, and which are referred to in the subsequent part of the psalm. God is addressed as having the right to restrain and punish wicked people, and he is asked to interpose and assert that right in a case which clearly demanded it. The appeal is repeated to make it emphatic, or to denote “earnestness” in the petition.
Show thyself - Margin, as in Hebrew, “shine forth.” The meaning is, Manifest thyself; come forth as such a God; prove thy right; display thy power, and show that thou art a God opposed to crime and wrong. The same Hebrew word is used here which is found in Psalms 80:1, and which is there rendered “shine forth.” See the notes at that passage.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
PSALM XCIV
An appeal to God against oppressors, 1-7.
Expostulations with the workers of iniquity, 8-11.
God's merciful dealings with his followers, 12-15;
and their confidence in him, 16-19.
The punishment of the wicked foretold, 20-23.
NOTES ON PSALM XCIV
This Psalm has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee. The Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic, and Arabic, have "A Psalm of David, for the fourth day of the week;" but this gives us no information on which we can rely. In three of Kennicott's MSS. it is written as a part of the preceding. It is probably a prayer of the captives in Babylon for deliverance; and was written by the descendants of Moses, to whom some of the preceding Psalms have been attributed. It contains a description of an iniquitous and oppressive government, such as that under which the Israelites lived in Babylon.
Verse Psalms 94:1. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth — God is the author of retributive justice, as well as of mercy. This retributive justice is what we often term vengeance, but perhaps improperly; for vengeance with us signifies an excitement of angry passions, in order to gratify a vindictive spirit, which supposes itself to have received some real injury; whereas what is here referred to is that simple act of justice which gives to all their due.
