But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.
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But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.
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But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
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But the LORD hath been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Psalms 94:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 18:2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Psalms 27:1-3 Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
- Psalms 59:9 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
- Psalms 59:16-17 But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
- Psalms 62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 62:2 He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
- Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.
- Psalms 9:9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
- Psalms 94:10 He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 22 But Jehovah has been my fortress The Psalmist…
22 But Jehovah has been my fortress The Psalmist declares, that great as were the extremities to which he had been reduced, he had found sufficient help in the single protection of God; thus passing a new commendation upon his power, which had been such as alone, and unaided, to put down the mightiest endeavors — all the force and the fury of his numerous enemies. He does more than say that God was a fortress, where he might hide with safety, and from the top of which he could bid defiance to every assault. Having congratulated himself upon the divine protection, he proceeds to denounce destruction upon his enemies; for it is to be considered as God’s special prerogative to make the evil which his enemies devise against his people recoil upon their own heads. The mere defeating, and frustrating their attempts, would afford no inconsiderable display of divine justice; but the judgment of God is far more marvellously manifested when they fall into the pit which they themselves had prepared, when all the subtle plans which they have adopted for ruining the innocent end in their being destroyed by their own craftiness, and when having done their utmost, they fall by their own sword. We are slow to believe that this shall be the issue, and accordingly it is said twice — he shall cut them off — the Lord our God shall cut them off It may be noticed also, that the Psalmist in using the expression our God, holds out a ground of encouragement to the faithful, reminding us of what he had said above, that God will not forget his own inheritance, even his people whom he has brought unto the faith of himself.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and…
Psa 94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God [is] the rock of my refuge.
Ver. 22. But the Lord is my defence] Heb. my high place, where I am set out of their reach.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the Lord is my defence,.... The defence of…
But the Lord is my defence,.... The defence of his church and people, of all the righteous, against those great armies of their enemies that gather together against them: the Targum, in the king's Bible is,
"the Word of the Lord shall be my weapon:''
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and my God is the rock of my refuge; to whom recourse is had for shelter from the enemy, and against which the gates of hell cannot prevail: both characters, rock and refuge, agree with Christ, the essential Word of the Lord.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 22. The rock of my refuge.] Alluding to…
Verse 22. The rock of my refuge.] Alluding to those natural fortifications among rocks, which are frequent in the land of Judea.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain But the Lord is my defense ... - In…
But the Lord is my defense ... - In all these purposes of the wicked; in all that they do - whether under the form and sanction of law Psa 94:20, or by the excitement of passion - my trust is still in God. He is able to interpose in either case, and I may confidently commit my cause to him. On the language used here, as well as the sentiment, see the notes at Psa 18:2.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22, 23. The R.V. renders, But the Lord hath…
22, 23. The R.V. renders, But the Lord hath been my high tower … and he hath brought upon them their own iniquity. But the latter clauses of Psa_94:23 shew that the punishment of the wicked is still in the future, and it is best to regard the tenses as expressive of certainty: But Jehovah will surely prove a high tower for me, and my God shall be the rock of my refuge. Cp. Psa_18:2; Psa_9:9, &c.
and he shall bring upon them &c.] Cause their wrong-doing to recoil upon their own heads. Cp. Psa_94:2; Psa_54:5.
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in their own wickedness] Or, for their evil: or perhaps, through their own evil. Cp. Psa_5:10; Psa_7:15-16; Psa_9:16.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But the Lord is my Defence; and my God…
But the Lord is my Defence; and my God is the Rock of my refuge. (comp. Psa_18:2)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 22. Let the wicked gather as they may,…
Ver. 22. Let the wicked gather as they may, the psalmist is not afraid, but sweetly sings,
The Lord is my defence, and my God is the rock of my refuge. Firm as a rock is Jehovah's love, and there do we betake ourselves for shelter. In him, even in him alone, we find safety, let the world rage as it may; we ask not aid from man, but are content to flee into the bosom of omnipotence.
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Psalms 94:23*
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Yahweh has been my high tower
Yahweh has been my high tower
Here "tower" is a metaphor for protection. AT: "Yahweh has protected me from my enemies" (See: Metaphor)
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God has been the rock of my refuge
The psalmist speaks of having God protect him as if God were a place where the psalmist could go to be safe. See how "rock" and "refuge" are translated in Psalms 62:7. AT: "I have asked God to protect me, and he has kept me safe by his power" (See: Metaphor)
will bring on them their own iniquity
Possible meanings are 1) "will do to them the evil things they have done to others" or 2) "will punish them for all the evil things he has done to others."
cut them off
This is an idiom which means "kill them." (See: Idiom)
in their own wickedness
Possible meanings are 1) "while they are doing wicked things" or 2) "because they have done wicked things."
translationWords
Yahweh
watchtower
God
refuge
iniquity
cut off
evil
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