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Psalm 94:14-16
New English Translation
Psalm 94:14-16
New English Translation
14 Certainly[a] the Lord does not forsake his people;
he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.[b]
15 For justice will prevail,[c]
and all the morally upright[d] will be vindicated.[e]
16 Who will rise up to defend me[f] against the wicked?
Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:14 tn Or “for.”
- Psalm 94:14 tn Or “his inheritance.”
- Psalm 94:15 tn Heb “for judgment will return to justice.”
- Psalm 94:15 tn Heb “all the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 97:11).
- Psalm 94:15 tn Heb “and after it [are] the pure of heart.”
- Psalm 94:16 tn Heb “for me.”
- Psalm 94:16 sn Who will stand up for me…? The questions anticipate the answer, “No one except God” (see v. 17).
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