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Psalm 94:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 94:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 [a]Can evil rulers have you as an ally,
those who make use of the law to oppress the helpless?[b]
21 They conspire against the righteous[c]
and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has been my stronghold,[d]
my God, the rock in whom I find refuge.
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:20 The psalmist is confident that the Lord will save his people and call the wicked to account.
- Psalm 94:20 The Lord will never allow evil to be victorious over himself and his faithful ones for long.
- Psalm 94:21 Righteous: see note on Ps 1:5.
- Psalm 94:22 The Lord is the stronghold and rock of those who take refuge in him (see Pss 18:2f; 31:3) and the judge and chastiser of those who do evil (see Ps 7:12-17).
