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Psalms 94:22

94:21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

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But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.

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

But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

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.

What does Psalms 94:22 mean?

Psalms 94:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מִשְׂגָּב (misgâb), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

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But
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
my
defence;מִשְׂגָּבmisgâb/mis-gawb'/H4869defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab
and
my
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
is
the
rockצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
of
my
refuge.מַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:22.

2 Samuel 22:3

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

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What does Psalms 94:22 say?

Psalms 94:22 (King James Version) reads: "But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge."

Is Psalms 94:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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