Psalms
Psalm 94:20–21
20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally —
one devising mischief by decree?
21They band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.b
Footnotes
- b 94:21 Or condemn innocent blood
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 94:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can a corrupt | הַוּ֑וֹת | haw·wō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1942 desire |
| throne | כִּסֵּ֣א | kis·sê | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3678 seat |
| be Your ally | הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ | hay·ḥā·ḇə·rə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H2266 unite |
| one devising | יֹצֵ֖ר | yō·ṣêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| mischief | עָמָ֣ל | ‘ā·māl | Noun - masculine singular | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| by | עֲלֵי־ | ‘ă·lê- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| decree | חֹֽק׃ | ḥōq | Noun - masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
Psalm 94:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They band together | יָ֭גוֹדּוּ | yā·ḡō·w·dū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1413 penetrate, cut |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the righteous | צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| and condemn | יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃ | yar·šî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7561 be wicked, act wickedly |
| the innocent | נָקִ֣י | nā·qî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| to death | וְדָ֖ם | wə·ḏām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 94:20 Psalm 58:2 · Isaiah 10:1 · John 11:57 · Ecclesiastes 3:16 · Revelation 13:15–17 · Esther 3:6–12 · Daniel 6:7–9 · Daniel 3:4–7 · Amos 6:3 · Psalm 50:16 · Micah 6:16 · Isaiah 1:11–20
Psalm 94:21 Matthew 27:1 · Proverbs 17:15 · Exodus 23:7 · Psalm 59:3 · Revelation 17:6 · Ezekiel 22:27 · James 5:6 · Acts 7:58–60 · 1 Kings 21:19 · Ezekiel 22:12 · Matthew 27:4 · Psalm 2:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.