Psalms 94 · Verse 12

Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
Psalms 94:12, King James Version

Psalms 94:12 in other translations

BSBBlessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
WEBBlessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of your law,
ASVBlessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
YLTO the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him,
DARBYBlessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
BBEHappy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
WebsterBlessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

What does Psalms 94:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 94:12-13
12-13. On the other hand He favors though He chastens, the pious, and will teach and preserve them till the prosperous wicked are overthrown.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest - תיסרנו teyasserennu, whom thou instructest; and teachest him out of thy law. Two points here are worthy of our most serious regard: 1. God gives knowledge to man: gives him understanding and reason. 2. He gives him a revelation of himself; he places before that reason and understanding his Divine law. This is God's system of teaching; and the human intellect is his gift, which enables man to understand this teaching. We perhaps may add a third thing here; that as by sin the understanding is darkened, he gives the Holy Spirit to dispel this darkness from the intellect, in order that his word may be properly apprehended and understood. But he gives no new faculty; he removes the impediments from the old, and invigorates it by his Divine energy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 94:12-23
That man is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught his will and his truths, from his holy word, and by the Holy Spirit. He should see mercy through his sufferings. There is a rest remaining for the people of God after the days of their adversity, which shall not last always. He that sends the trouble, will send the rest. The psalmist found succour and relief only in the Lord, when all earthly friends failed. We are beholden, not only to God's power, but to his pity, for spiritual supports; and if we have been kept from falling into sin, or shrinking from our duty, we should give him the glory, and encourage our brethren. The psalmist had many troubled thoughts concerning the case he was in, concerning the course he should take, and what was likely to be the end of it. The indulgence of such contrivances and fears, adds to care and distrust, and renders our views more gloomy and confused. Good men sometimes have perplexed and distressed thoughts concerning God. But let them look to the great and precious promises of the gospel. The world's comforts give little delight to the soul, when hurried with melancholy thoughts; but God's comforts bring that peace and pleasure which the smiles of the world cannot give, and which the frowns of the world cannot take away. God is his people's Refuge, to whom they may flee, in whom they are safe, and may be secure. And he will reckon with the wicked. A man cannot be more miserable than his own wickedness will make him, if the Lord visit it upon him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 94:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַשְׁרֵ֤י\׀'ash.Reihow blessed!H835
הַגֶּ֣בֶרha.Ge.ver[is] the manH1397
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּte.yas.se.Re.nuyou discipline himH3256
יָּ֑הּYahO YahwehH3050
וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥u.mi.to.ra.te.Khaand from law yourH8451
תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ\׃te.lam.me.De.nuyou teach himH3925

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Cross references for Psalms 94:12

  • Proverbs 3:11-12

    My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

  • Job 5:17

    Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

  • 1 Corinthians 11:32

    But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  • Hebrews 12:5-11

    And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. …

  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Psalms 119:71

    It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

  • Psalms 119:67

    Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

  • Deuteronomy 8:5

    Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

  • Job 33:16-25

    Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: …

  • Micah 6:9

    The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed.
119:67,71; Job 5:17; Pr 3:11; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:5-11
teachest.
Job 33:16-25; Mic 6:9; Re 3:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 94:11

    The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

  • Psalms 94:12

    Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

  • Psalms 94:13

    That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

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Psalms 94:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bienaventurado el hombre á quien tú, JAH, castigares, y en tu ley lo instruyeres;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Bienheureux l’homme que tu châties, ô Jah! et que tu enseignes par ta loi,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Glückselig der Mann, den du züchtigst, Jehova, und den du belehrst aus deinem Gesetz,