Psalms 94 · Verse 14

Psalms 94:14

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Psalms 94:14, King James Version

Psalms 94:14 in other translations

BSBFor the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
WEBFor the LORD won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
ASVFor Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
YLTFor Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not.
DARBYFor Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
BBEThe Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;
WebsterFor the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

What does Psalms 94:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 94:14-15
14-15. This results from His abiding love (De 32:15), which is further evinced by His restoring order in His government, whose right administration will be approved by the good.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The Lord will not cast off his people - Though they are now suffering under a grievous and oppressive captivity, yet the Lord hath not utterly cast them off. They are his inheritance, and he will again restore them to their own land.

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…

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Psalms 94:14 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.

כִּ֤י\׀kiforH3588
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִטֹּ֣שׁyi.Toshhe will abandonH5203
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עַמּ֑וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹve.na.cha.la.Toand inheritance hisH5159
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יַעֲזֹֽב\׃ya.'a.Zohe will forsakeH5800

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 94:14

  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

  • Romans 11:1-2

    I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

  • Psalms 37:28

    For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Deuteronomy 32:9

    For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

  • John 10:27-31

    My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one. …

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Ephesians 1:18

    The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  • Jeremiah 32:39-40

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  • Romans 8:30

    Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

  • Romans 8:38-39

    For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • Isaiah 49:14-15

    But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

  • Psalms 34:12

    What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For.
37:28; 1Sa 12:22; Isa 49:14,15; Jer 32:39,40; Joh 10:27-31
Ro 8:30,38,39; 11:1,2; Heb 13:5
forsake.
5; 34:12; De 32:9; Jer 10:16; Eph 1:18

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Context

  • Psalms 94:13

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

  • Psalms 94:14

    For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

  • Psalms 94:15

    But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

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Psalms 94:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque no dejará Jehová su pueblo, ni desamparará su heredad;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car l’ Éternel ne délaissera point son peuple et n’abandonnera point son héritage;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Jehova wird sein Volk nicht verstoßen, und nicht verlassen sein Erbteil;