Psalms 94:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. ”

• Psalms 94:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous - Against the life of the righteous; that is, to take their lives. The Hebrew word rendered “gather together,” means to press or...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  XCIV. A Prayer for Vengeance on Oppressive Rulers and for Deliverance from them. Psalms 94:1-6 . The wickedness of the arrogant. The bad rulers here are evidently Jews. They are oppressors, not i...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the righteous . a righteous one (singular no Art.) blood. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for man.

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• Psalms 94:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  21. They will gather together against the soul of the righteous As the Hebrew word גדד , gadad, or גוד , gud, (39) signifies to collect forces or a band of men, the Psalmist evidently...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. They gather themselves together - In every thing that is evil, they are in unity. The devil, his ang...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? -God will not suffer enthroned iniquity to prevail, but will visit the wicked according to their iniqui...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  This is a national Ps., written at a time when Israel was oppressed by foreign enemies. It may be connected either with the days of the exile or with some later period of national distress. The openi...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  They gather — i.e., possibly, They crowd into the courts of law to take part in the unjust condemnation of the just, or more generally, “They attack the life of the righteous.” LXX., “they hunt...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 94:1-23 THE theme of God the Judge is closely allied to that of God the King, as other psalms of this group show, in which His coming to judge the world is the subject of rapturous praise....

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• Psalms 94:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Lord Our Defense against Evil-Doers Psalms 94:6-23 Let us ponder all the great things that God will do for them that trust Him. He planted the ear, and will detect the sigh, sob, or broken...

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• Psalms 94:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The placing of this song immediately after the one which sets forth the fact of the enthronement of Jehovah is remarkable. It creates a contrast, while it suggests a continuity of ideas. The contrast...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Here is the conclusion of every faithful follower of the Lord Jesus. Here he rests the ultimatum of all his exercises. Tell ye the righteous, it shall be well with him. He that rests in Christ, and h...

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• Psalms 94:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  They gather themselves together ,.... As "in troops" h, as the word signifies; in great armies; so the antichristian kings and states will, at the instigation of Popish emissaries; see Revelation...

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• Psalms 94:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. Ver. 21. They gather together ] Heb. run by troops, as thieves do. Against the soul ] Which th...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous Against the life , as the word here rendered soul commonly signifies, and as the next clause explains it. They are not satisfied with the...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Comfort to Suffering Saints; God the Defence of His People.       12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O L ORD , and...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Against the soul; against the life, as the soul commonly signifies, and as the next clause explains it. They are not satisfied with the spoil of their estates, but do also thirst after their lives....

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• Psalms 94:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION “There is no superscription to this Psalm. There is no indication of its authorship, of the period at which it was written, or of the circumstances to which it refers. There are many of...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Let us read this evening the ninety-fourth Psalm, and may the Spirit of God instruct us while we read it! Psalms 94:1 . O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth,...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This psalm was written under great oppression, in a time of war, but it bears no marks of being written in Babylon, for then they had no hope to rise against the wicked: Psalms 94:16 . Psalms 94:6...

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• Psalms 94:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth. .. show Thyself. Persecutors and their victims I. The awful condition of the wicked persecutor. The persecutors referred to ( Psalms 94:1-10 ) are repre...

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• Psalms 94:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THIS psalm is primarily ( Psalms 94:1-19 ) a "cry for vengeance on Israel's oppressors, passing into an appeal for more faith to God's own people" (Cheyne). In the latter half ( Psa...

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• Psalms 94:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Against Tyrants in the Church. The psalmist, whose name is not given, appeals to God in view of the oppression of the adversaries, who included not only the enemies from without, but also the tyra...

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• Psalms 94:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 21:19 ; Acts 4:27 ; Acts 4:28 ; Acts 4:5-7 ; Acts 7:52 ; Acts 7:58-60 ; Exodus 23:7 ; Ezekiel 22:12 ; Ezekiel 22:27 ; Ezekiel 22:6 ; James 5:6 ; Jeremiah 26:15 ; Matthew 23:32-36...

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