King James Version
Psalms 94:15 in the King James Version says “But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. shall follow: Heb. shall be ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. shall follow: Heb. shall be after it”
Psalms 94:15 · KJV
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.
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. shall follow: Heb. shall be after it
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“unto righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
“shall return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“But judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“shall follow”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“in heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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