King James Version
Psalms 94:12 in the King James Version says “Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;”
Psalms 94:12 · KJV
He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Blessed”
H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“whom thou chastenest”
H3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
“him out of thy law”
H8451a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch
“and teachest”
H3925properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
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