Psalms 94:13

94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

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

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that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.

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

That you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be dig for the wicked.

94:14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

What does Psalms 94:13 mean?

Psalms 94:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁקַט (shâqaṭ), יוֹם (yôwm), רַע (raʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

That

thou

mayest

give

him

restשָׁקַטshâqaṭ/shaw-kat'/H8252to repose (usually figurative)

from

the

daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

adversity,רַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

until

the

pitשַׁחַתshachath/shakh'-ath/H7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction

diggedכָּרָהkârâh/kaw-raw'/H3738properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open

for

the

wicked.רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Chastisement

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:13.

Genesis 2:17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die

Genesis 3:5

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Proverbs 26:27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

Psalms 7:15

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 94:13 say?

Psalms 94:13 (King James Version) reads: "That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked."

Is Psalms 94:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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