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O God who avenges, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/94.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/94.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/94.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/94.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/94.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/94.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/94.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/94.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O Lord, God of vengeance; God of vengeance, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/94.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/94.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, You to whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/94.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, God of vengeance — God of vengeance, shine!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/94.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, God of vengeance— God of vengeance, appear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/94.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/94.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />LORD God, you punish the guilty. Show what you are like and punish them now. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/94.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/94.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, appear!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/94.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/94.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God of vengeance, LORD God of vengeance, display your splendor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/94.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/94.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/94.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/94.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/94.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/94.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />God of vengeance—YHWH! God of vengeance, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/94.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God of vengeance -- Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/94.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O God of vengeance, O Jehovah God of vengeance, shine forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/94.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/94.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 93:1>A Psalm of David himself. The Fourth Sabbath. The Lord is the God of retribution. The God of retribution acts in order to deliver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/94.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD, avenging God, avenging God, shine forth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/94.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/94.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs, O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show thyself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/94.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God of vengeance, LORD JEHOVAH, God of vengeance, be revealed!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/94.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/94.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A Psalm of David for the fourth <i>day</i> of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/94-1.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=11780" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl- (N-msc) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">of vengeance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-msc) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">O God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5360.htm" title="5360: nə·qā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Vengeance. Feminine of naqam; avengement, whether the act of the passion.">of vengeance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3313.htm" title="3313: hō·w·p̄i·ya‘ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine. A primitive root; to shine.">shine forth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.…<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="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></span><br />Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-8</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-22.htm">Proverbs 20:22</a></span><br />Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17-18</a></span><br />He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal. / So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Jeremiah 51:56</a></span><br />For a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></span><br />David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a></span><br />For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Isaiah 63:4</a></span><br />For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="hdg">God, to whom vengeance belongeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35,41,42</a></b></br> To me <i>belongeth</i> vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in <i>due</i> time: for the day of their calamity <i>is</i> at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Isaiah 35:4</a></b></br> Say to them <i>that are</i> of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come <i>with</i> vengeance, <i>even</i> God <i>with</i> a recompence; he will come and save you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17</a></b></br> For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance <i>for</i> clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.</p><p class="hdg">shew thyself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest <i>between</i> the cherubims, shine forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-47.htm">Avenges</a> <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-18.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/92-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/91-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/psalms/92-15.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/80-19.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/psalms/92-15.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Avenges</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/psalms/95-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/95-5.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/psalms/96-2.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Shining</a> <a href="/psalms/96-2.htm">Show</a> <a href="/psalms/94-2.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Vengeance</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/94.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/94.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD, God of vengeance</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the LORD as the ultimate judge who enacts justice. In the biblical context, God is often seen as the defender of the oppressed and the one who avenges wrongs (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>). The term "vengeance" here is not about personal revenge but divine retribution, emphasizing God's role in maintaining moral order. Historically, Israel relied on God to deliver them from their enemies, as seen in the narratives of the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan. This reflects a cultural understanding of God as a warrior and protector, a theme prevalent in the Psalms and prophetic literature.<p><b>O God of vengeance</b><br>The repetition underscores the certainty and importance of God's role as avenger. In Hebrew poetry, repetition is a common device to emphasize a point. This phrase reinforces the belief that God will not overlook injustice. Theologically, it connects to the New Testament teaching that vengeance belongs to God (<a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>), highlighting the continuity of God's character across both Testaments. This also prefigures Christ's role in the final judgment, where He will execute justice (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>).<p><b>shine forth</b><br>This plea for God to "shine forth" is a call for His presence and action to be manifest. In the ancient Near Eastern context, light is often associated with divine presence and revelation. The imagery of shining forth suggests God's intervention in human affairs, bringing clarity and justice. This connects to other scriptures where God's light dispels darkness and reveals truth (<a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a>, <a href="/isaiah/60.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a>). In a Christological sense, Jesus is described as the light of the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), embodying the ultimate revelation of God's justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_of_vengeance.htm">God of Vengeance</a></b><br>A title for God that highlights His role as the just judge who avenges wrongs and upholds righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, traditionally attributed to David or another figure seeking God's justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>Implied adversaries who are committing injustices against the righteous, prompting the call for divine intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who are suffering under oppression and are seeking God's deliverance and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God is portrayed as a righteous judge who will ultimately right all wrongs. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God sees every injustice and will act in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_timing.htm">Trusting in God's Timing</a></b><br>While human justice can be flawed and delayed, God's justice is perfect and certain. Christians are encouraged to trust in God's timing and His ultimate plan for justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_injustice.htm">Responding to Injustice</a></b><br>Believers are called to respond to personal and societal injustices with faith and patience, leaving room for God's vengeance rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are to reflect God's character by seeking justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God, as outlined in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_justice.htm">Prayer for Justice</a></b><br>The psalmist's cry for God to "shine forth" is a model for believers to pray earnestly for God's justice to be revealed in the world.<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/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/what_does_the_bible_say_on_revenge.htm">What does the Bible say about revenge and vengeance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_an_imprecatory_prayer.htm">What is an imprecatory prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_of_recompense'_mean.htm">What does "God of Recompense" mean?</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>(1) The original is far more striking in its conciseness. <span class= "ital">God of retributions, Jehovah, God of retributions shine forth. </span>The emphatic repetition of a phrase is a feature of this psalm. (See <a href="/psalms/94-3.htm" title="LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?">Psalm 94:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm" title="And he shall bring on them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yes, the LORD our God shall cut them off.">Psalm 94:23</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/94.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-7.</span> - <span class="accented">The cry for vengeance.</span> Israel is suffering oppression - not, however, from foreign enemies, but from domestic tyrants (vers. 4-6). Innocent blood is shed; the widow and the orphan are trodden down. God, it is supposed, will not see or will not regard (ver. 7). The psalmist, therefore, cries out to God to manifest himself by taking signal vengeance on the evil doers (vers. 1, 2). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth</span> (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, "To me belongeth vengeance and recompence;" and <a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Jeremiah 51:56</a>, where God is called "the Lord God of reeompences," as he is here - literally - "the Lord God of vengeances"). <span class="cmt_word">O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself;</span> or, "shine forth" - make thy justice to appear; show thyself in thy character of a God who will by no means clear the guilty (<a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Exodus 34:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/94-1.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">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵל־</span> <span class="translit">(’êl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of vengeance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקָמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of vengeance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקָמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5360.htm">Strong's 5360: </a> </span><span class="str2">Avengement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shine forth.</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹפִֽיַע׃</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·p̄i·ya‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3313.htm">Strong's 3313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 94:1 Yahweh you God to whom vengeance belongs (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/93-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 93:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 93:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/94-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 94:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 94:2" /></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>