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Psalms 94:20
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Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,One which forms trouble by statute?
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
Shall the seate of wickednesse haue any thyng to do with thee: which [seate] maketh wrong to be enacted for a law?
Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, devising mischief for a statute?
You don't help crooked judges. They use the law to make life hard for the people.
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, Which brings about mischief by statute?
Shal the throne of iniquitie haue fellowship with thee: which frameth mischiefe by a lawe?
Wilt thou haue eny thinge to do with the stole of wickednesse, which ymagineth myschefe in the lawe?
Can Misrule have anything in common with you? Can Troublemaker pretend to be on your side? They ganged up on good people, plotted behind the backs of the innocent. But God became my hideout, God was my high mountain retreat, Then boomeranged their evil back on them: for their evil ways he wiped them out, our God cleaned them out for good.
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, Which frames mischief by statute?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
But you are opposed to dishonest lawmakers
Can unjust judges be allied with you, those producing wrong in the name of law?
Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?
Evil rulers shall not have fellowship with thee, for they have framed mischief against thy law.
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, Which brings about mischief by statute?
Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?
Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
Can a sinful throne that brings trouble by its laws be a friend to You?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance?
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by statute?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally-one devising mischief by decree?
Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who contrive mischief by statute?
Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?
(93-20) Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?
Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?
Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
Crooked leaders cannot be your friends. They use the law to cause suffering.
You have nothing to do with corrupt judges, who make injustice legal,
Can a corrupt throne— one that creates trouble by law— become Your ally?
Whether the seete of wickidnesse cleueth to thee; that makist trauel in comaundement?
Is a throne of mischief joined [with] Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Can wicked rulers be allied with thee, who frame mischief by statute?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
throne: Psalms 52:1, Psalms 82:1, 1 Samuel 22:12, Ecclesiastes 3:16, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Amos 6:3
fellowship: 2 Chronicles 6:14-16, Isaiah 1:11-20, Jeremiah 7:4-11, John 18:28, 1 John 1:5, 1 John 1:6
frameth: Psalms 58:2, 1 Kings 12:32, Esther 3:6-12, Isaiah 10:1, Daniel 3:4-7, Daniel 6:7-9, Micah 6:16, John 9:22, John 11:57, Revelation 13:15-17
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:6 - come Deuteronomy 24:17 - pervert Psalms 5:4 - evil Psalms 47:8 - throne Psalms 56:7 - escape Psalms 140:8 - Grant not Jeremiah 22:30 - sitting Ezekiel 33:26 - and shall Daniel 2:13 - the decree Daniel 3:10 - hast made Daniel 6:15 - Know Amos 6:12 - for Habakkuk 1:4 - for Matthew 26:3 - assembled Matthew 26:59 - sought John 7:24 - General John 8:15 - judge John 19:13 - and sat Acts 16:37 - They have Acts 23:3 - for Acts 26:12 - with Ephesians 5:11 - no 2 Thessalonians 1:6 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee,.... Or "be joined with thee", be "partner with thee" f, as antichrist affects to be; who may well be called "the throne of iniquity", since the dragon, the old serpent, and Satan, gave him his power, seat, or throne, and great authority: his coming is after the working of Satan, with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; he sits and enacts, practices and countenances, all manner of iniquity; he sits in the temple of God, showing himself as if he was God; he claims all power in heaven and in earth; takes upon him to dispense with the laws of God and men, and makes new laws, and binds the consciences of men with them; presumes to forgive sin, which none but God can do; and to open the gates of heaven to whom he pleases; see Revelation 13:2, but can these things be allowed of shall not such pride and arrogance, and horrible iniquity be punished with the utmost severity? doubtless it will:
which frameth mischief by a law? does all manner of mischief to men, without control, as if he had a law for doing it; or makes a law that all men shall worship him, or receive his mark in their right hand, or forehead; or else shall not buy or sell, yea, be killed; see
Revelation 13:15, or "against law" g; against the laws of God and man; for antichrist is ο ανομους, "the lawless one", spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:8.
f היחברך "an sociabitur tibi?" Cocceius, Gejerus; "num consociabitur?" Michaelis. g עלי חק "praeter statutum", Piscator, Cocceius; "contra statutum", Gejerus; "contra legem tuam", Arab.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Shall the throne of iniquity - The throne established in iniquity; or, sustaining iniquity. The allusion is probably to what was referred to in the former part of the psalm - the powers that were spreading desolation through the land - wicked princes or rulers, Psalms 94:3-7. Their thrones were established on evil; they defended wickedness and wrong by their authority; they abused their power, and employed it to overthrow the rights of others. The “phrase” would be applicable to any unjust government, or to any laws that are designed to uphold that which is wrong. Such are all the laws which authorize or uphold slavery, gaming, lotteries, the traffic in intoxicating drinks, etc.
Have fellowship with thee - With God. Shall they be united with thee; be sustained by thee; be regarded as a part of thine administration? Wilt thou sanction them? Wilt thou give to them thy patronage, as if they met with thine approbation? The Hebrew word means to be associated with, or allied to, and would be properly applied to a partnership, or anything where there is fellowship or alliance. The interrogative form here strongly implies that this “cannot be.” Such laws - such purposes - “cannot” be in accordance with the laws and authority of God; or, in other words, God does not sit on the same throne with those who authorize and by law sustain slavery, intemperance, and gambling. There can be no partnership here.
Which frameth mischief by a law - The word rendered “mischief” usually means labor, toil; and then, trouble, vexation, sorrow. It may, however, be used to denote evil of any kind - crime, or wrong. The word rendered frameth means to form, to fashion, to make, as a potter does clay; Genesis 2:7-8, Genesis 2:19; or as a workman does statues, Isaiah 44:9-10, Isaiah 44:12; or as one makes weapons, Isaiah 54:17. It is often applied to God as the Creator. See the notes at Psalms 94:9 : “he that formed the eye.” The word law here means a rule or statute; and the idea is, that the iniquity referred to was not the result of an irregular and fitful impulse; or of passion; of sudden excitement; or of mere “will” in a particular case; but was reduced to statute, and sustained by law. The expression would apply to all those cases where evil is upheld by the government or by civil authority, or where those who are engaged in it can plead in their defense the sanction of law. The statement here is, that such acts “cannot” have fellowship with God, or receive his approval. It is an insult to God to suppose that he has ever appointed legislators or magistrates for the purpose of making or upholding such enactments. Yet there are many such laws in the world; and a main reason why it is so difficult to remove such evils as have been above referred to is the fact that they are sustained by law, and that they who hold slaves, or open gambling-houses, or sell intoxicating drinks, can plead the authority of the law; or, in other words, that the laws have done all they can to place such things on a level with those which “ought” to be protected by statute. Many a man in his business looks no further than to the laws of the land, and if he has their sanction, in vain is the attempt to induce him to abandon a business that leads to oppression, or that scatters woe and sorrow through a community.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 94:20. Shall the throne of iniquity — No wicked king, judge, or magistrate shall ever stand in thy presence. No countenance shall such have from thy grace or providence.
Which frameth mischief — Devise, plan, and execute, as if they acted by a positive law, and were strictly enjoined to do what they so much delighted in.
