Psalms 94 · Verse 23

Psalms 94:23

And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
Psalms 94:23, King James Version

Psalms 94:23 in other translations

BSBHe will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
WEBHe has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. The LORD, our God, will cut them off.
ASVAnd he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.
YLTAnd turneth back on them their iniquity, And in their wickedness cutteth them off; Jehovah our God doth cut them off!
DARBYAnd he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah our God will cut them off.
BBEAnd he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
WebsterAnd he will bring upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness; yes, the LORD our God will cut them off.

What does Psalms 94:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 94:22-23

22-23. Yet he is safe in God's care. defence--(Psa 59:9). rock of ... refuge--(Psa 9:9; 18:2).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Shall cut them off - This is repeated, to show that the destruction of the Babylonians was fixed and indubitable: and in reference to the Jews, the persecutors and murderers of our Lord and his apostles, it was not less so. Babylon is totally destroyed; not even a vestige of it remains. The Jews are no longer a nation; they are scattered throughout the world, and have no certain place of abode. They do not possess even one village on the face of the earth. The last verse is thus translated and paraphrased in the old Psalter: - Trans. And he sal yelde to thaim thair wickednes, and in thair malice he sall skater thaim: skater thaim sal Lorde oure God. Par - Alswa say efter thair il entent, that thai wil do gude men harme; he sall yelde thaim pyne, and in thair malice thai sal be sundred fra the hali courte of hevene, and skatred emang the wiked fendes of hell. For different views of several parts of this Psalm, see the Analysis.

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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 94:23 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.

וַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he brought backH7725
עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם\׀'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אוֹנָ֗ם'o.Namwickedness theirH205
וּבְרָעָתָ֥םu.ve.ra.'a.Tamand in evil theirH7451
יַצְמִיתֵ֑םyatz.mi.Temhe will destroy themH6789
יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗םyatz.mi.Temhe will destroy themH6789
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430

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

Cross references for Psalms 94:23

  • Psalms 7:16

    His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

  • Proverbs 14:32

    The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Proverbs 2:22

    But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

  • 1 Samuel 26:10-11

    David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

  • Psalms 64:8

    So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

  • Esther 7:10

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

  • Psalms 9:16-17

    The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

  • Ezekiel 18:24

    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  • Psalms 12:3

    The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

  • Daniel 7:24

    And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he.
7:16; 9:16,17; 55:23; 64:8; Es 7:10; Pr 1:31; 2:22; 5:22; Da 7:24
cut them.
12:3; 1Sa 26:10,11; Pr 14:32; Eze 18:24; Da 9:26

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Context

  • Psalms 94:22

    But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

  • Psalms 94:23

    And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.

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Psalms 94:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él hará tornar sobre ellos su iniquidad, y los destruirá por su propia maldad; los talará Jehová nuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il fera retomber sur eux leur iniquité, et les détruira par leur méchanceté; l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, les détruira.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er läßt ihre Ungerechtigkeit auf sie zurückkehren, und durch ihre Bosheit wird er sie vertilgen; vertilgen wird sie Jehova, unser Gott.