Psalms 94:1

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“O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.”

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BSBPD

“O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“God of vengeance--Jehovah! God of vengeance, shine forth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 94:1 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
  3. 2 Kings 9:7And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.
  4. Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
  5. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  6. Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
  7. Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
  8. Jeremiah 50:28Listen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.
  9. Jeremiah 51:6Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.
  10. Jeremiah 51:56For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
  11. Nahum 1:2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
  12. Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
  13. 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  14. Hebrews 10:30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

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