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Psalms 94:2

94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. God: Heb. God of revenges shew: Heb. shine forth
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

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Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

94:3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

What does Psalms 94:2 mean?

Psalms 94:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

Hebrew interlinear

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Lift
upנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
thyself,
thou
judgeשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
of
the
earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
renderשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
a
rewardגְּמוּלgᵉmûwl/ghem-ool'/H1576treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
to
the
proud.גֵּאֶהgêʼeh/gay-eh'/H1343lofty; figuratively, arrogant

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:2.

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

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What does Psalms 94:2 say?

Psalms 94:2 (King James Version) reads: "Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud."

Is Psalms 94:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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