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href="/bsb/psalms/94.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/94.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/94.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/94.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/94.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/94.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/94.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/94.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/94.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/94.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Can a throne of destruction be allied with Thee, One which devises mischief by decree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/94.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which forms trouble by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/94.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which frames <i>and</i> devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/94.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/94.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a corrupt throne— one that creates trouble by law— become Your ally? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/94.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/94.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you are opposed to dishonest lawmakers <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/94.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/94.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful things able to be your partners?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/94.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have nothing to do with corrupt judges, who make injustice legal, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/94.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/94.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a corrupt throne be Your ally?one devising mischief by decree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/94.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/94.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/94.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/94.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/94.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is a throne of mischief joined [with] You? A framer of perverseness by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/94.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/94.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall the throne of mischief be joined together with thee forming labor upon the law?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/94.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/94.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 93:20>Does the seat of iniquity adhere to you, you who contrive hardship within a commandment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/94.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can unjust judges be your allies, those who create burdens by decree, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/94.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who contrive mischief by statute?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/94.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Evil rulers shall not have fellowship with thee, for they have framed mischief against thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/94.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The throne of the evil ones will not have fellowship with you, those who have formed evil against your law.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/94.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/94.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/94-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=11896" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/94.htm">The LORD Will Not Forget His People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1942.htm" title="1942: haw·wō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Desire, chasm, destruction. From hava'; desire; also ruin.">Can a corrupt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/2266.htm" title="2266: hay·ḥā·ḇə·rə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm. A primitive root; to join; specifically to fascinate.">be Your ally—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: yō·ṣêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">one devising</a> <a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: ‘ā·māl (N-ms) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">mischief</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥōq (N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">decree?</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Habakkuk 1:4</a></span><br />Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a></span><br />Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Isaiah 29:21</a></span><br />those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Amos 5:7</a></span><br />There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a></span><br />“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a></span><br />He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a></span><br />In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a></span><br />Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-3.htm">Romans 13:3-4</a></span><br />For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. / For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8-10</a></span><br />And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival. / The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?</p><p class="hdg">throne</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalm 52:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, Maschil, <i>A Psalm</i> of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God <i>endureth</i> continually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Psalm 82:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-12.htm">1 Samuel 22:12</a></b></br> And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I <i>am</i>, my lord.</p><p class="hdg">fellowship</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">2 Chronicles 6:14-16</a></b></br> And said, O LORD God of Israel, <i>there is</i> no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and <i>shewest</i> mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-20</a></b></br> To what purpose <i>is</i> the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4-11</a></b></br> Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, <i>are</i> these… </p><p class="hdg">frameth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Psalm 58:2</a></b></br> Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-32.htm">1 Kings 12:32</a></b></br> And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that <i>is</i> in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-6.htm">Esther 3:6-12</a></b></br> 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 <i>were</i> throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, <i>even</i> the people of Mordecai… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/93-5.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/55-14.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Framer</a> <a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Frameth</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/83-8.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/92-15.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/psalms/83-11.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/93-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/89-32.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/psalms/93-2.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">United</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm">Fellowship</a> <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Framer</a> <a href="/psalms/50-19.htm">Frameth</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-150.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/101-4.htm">Perverseness</a> <a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">United</a> <a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 94</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">He teaches God's providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/94-12.htm">He shows the blessedness of affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">God is the defender of the afflicted.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, a "throne" often symbolizes authority and governance, as seen in references to the thrones of David and Solomon. The rhetorical question implies that God, who is holy and just, cannot be in partnership with corruption. This aligns with passages like <a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm">Proverbs 16:12</a>, which states that it is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness. Historically, Israel faced many corrupt rulers, both within their own nation and from surrounding empires, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians, who often oppressed God's people. Theologically, this phrase underscores the incompatibility of divine justice with human corruption.<p><b>one devising mischief by decree?</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the actions of those in power who create laws or decrees that are unjust or harmful. The term "mischief" suggests intentional wrongdoing or evil plans, which is a common theme in the Psalms where the psalmist often laments the prosperity of the wicked (<a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3</a>). The use of "decree" indicates formalized injustice, reminiscent of the decrees issued by rulers like Pharaoh in Exodus or Haman in the book of Esther, which were designed to harm God's people. This phrase can also be seen as a prophetic warning against any authority that enacts laws contrary to God's commandments. In a typological sense, Jesus Christ, as the ultimate righteous King, stands in stark contrast to such corrupt rulers, embodying perfect justice and truth as seen in His teachings and actions throughout the Gospels.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/corrupt_throne.htm">Corrupt Throne</a></b><br>Represents unjust or wicked rulers who govern contrary to God's righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and sovereign ruler who stands in opposition to corruption and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, who is likely expressing a lament or a plea for divine justice against wicked rulers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation often facing oppression from corrupt leaders, both internally and externally.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/decrees_of_mischief.htm">Decrees of Mischief</a></b><br>Refers to laws or edicts that are unjust, oppressive, or contrary to God's law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_incompatibility_with_injustice.htm">God's Incompatibility with Injustice</a></b><br>God cannot align Himself with corrupt systems or leaders. Believers should discern and oppose injustice in their own contexts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_righteous_leadership.htm">The Role of Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>Leadership should reflect God's justice and righteousness. Christians are called to pray for and support leaders who uphold these values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_decrees.htm">The Power of Decrees</a></b><br>Laws and decrees have significant power to influence society. Believers should advocate for laws that align with biblical principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Even when faced with corrupt systems, believers can trust that God will ultimately bring justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_opposition_to_corruption.htm">Active Opposition to Corruption</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to actively oppose corruption and injustice, using their voice and influence to promote godly values.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_94.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 94</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_explain_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and God's existence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_evil_often_go_unpunished.htm">If God is truly the 'God of vengeance' (Psalm 94:1), why has so much evil throughout history gone seemingly unpunished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_injustice_to_persist.htm">In Psalm 94:9, it says God hears and sees all; why then do injustices appear to persist unchecked in our world?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/94.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Throne of iniquity.</span>--This is an apt expression for an oppressive and unjust government. The word rendered "iniquity" might mean "calamity" or "destruction" (see <a href="/psalms/57-1.htm" title="Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me: for my soul trusts in you: yes, in the shadow of your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be over.">Psalm 57:1</a>, and comp. <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm" title="Surely he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.">Psalm 91:3</a> : "noisome"), but in <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm" title="The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.">Proverbs 10:3</a> it seems to mean "lawless desire," which best suits this passage.<p><span class= "bld">Have fellowship</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., be associated in the government. </span>Could the theocracy admit to a share in it, not merely imperfect instruments of justice, but even those who perverted justice to evil ends?<p><span class= "bld">Which frameth mischief by a law?</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., making legislation a means of wrong. </span>Others, however, render, "against the law." But the former explanation best suits the next verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/94.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-23.</span> - <span class="accented">The destruction of the evil doers</span>. There can be no fellowship between light and darkness - between God and evildoers, especially those who carry out their wicked purposes under the forms of law (ver. 20), and go the length of condemning innocent blood (ver. 21). Such persons God, who defends the righteous (ver. 22), will assuredly bring to utter destruction (ver. 23). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee?</span> The interrogative is here, as so often, an emphatic negative. By "the throne of iniquity" is meant iniquity in high places, wickedness enthroned upon the judgment seat, and thence delivering its unjust sentences. Oppressors in Israel made a large use of the machinery of the law to crush and ruin their victims (see <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1, 2</a>; <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Amos 5:7</a>; <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Amos 6:12</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Which frameth mischief by a law;</span> <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. which effects its mischievous purposes by means of the decrees of courts (comp. <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10-13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/94-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can a corrupt</span><br /><span class="heb">הַוּ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(haw·wō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1942.htm">Strong's 1942: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, chasm, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throne</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסֵּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be Your ally—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hay·ḥā·ḇə·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2266.htm">Strong's 2266: </a> </span><span class="str2">To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one devising</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹצֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mischief</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמָ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·māl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">decree?</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 94:20 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/94-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 94:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 94:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/94-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 94:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 94:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>