Psalms 94:6
94:5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
KJV
They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
What does Psalms 94:6 mean?
Psalms 94:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָרַג (hârag), אַלְמָנָה (ʼalmânâh), גֵּר (gêr).
Hebrew interlinear
Full chapter interlinear →Topics
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:6.
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Exodus 22:24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Deuteronomy 14:29And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:14And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Deuteronomy 24:19When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy 24:20When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. go: Heb. bough it after thee
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 94:6 say?
Psalms 94:6 (King James Version) reads: "They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless."
Is Psalms 94:6 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 94:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
Reflect
As you read Psalms 94:6, what is one truth here you can carry into today?
Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 94:6 →